Parathyroid surgery may help control diabetes, study suggests
NCT ID NCT05761743
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether removing overactive parathyroid glands (parathyroidectomy) can improve blood sugar control in people who also have type 2 diabetes. Researchers will compare 80 patients who have surgery with those who do not, measuring changes in blood sugar and bone health. The goal is to understand if treating hyperparathyroidism can also help manage diabetes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- parathyroidectomy (surgery to remove overactive parathyroid glands)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could show that parathyroid surgery improves blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes, pointing toward a new way to manage both conditions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all patients, and surgery carries standard risks like infection or bleeding.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participants will be recruited from a multi-specialty academic medical center coming in to see their physician for surgery, and/or management of their PHPT and DM.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Study group: Consecutive patients older than 18 years old with concomitant PHPT and DM who will undergo PTX. The indications and need for surgery will be independent from the research team. 2. Control group: Consecutive patients older than 18 years old with concomitant PHPT and DM who will not undergo PTX. The indications to forgo surgery will be independent from the research team. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with recurrent or persistent PHPT will not be included. 2. Patients who are included but have evidence of recurrent or persistent PHPT based on six-month laboratory workup will be excluded from the final analysis (\<5% expected)9. 3. Patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus 4. Patients with secondary and/or tertiary hyperparathyroidism
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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