New device tracks hormone rhythms every 20 minutes in adrenal tumor patients
NCT ID NCT07387419
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is looking at how cortisol and other steroid hormones are produced over 24 hours in people with adrenal tumors. Researchers will use a special device called U-RHYTHM to take fluid samples every 20 minutes for up to 48 hours. The goal is to compare hormone patterns between those with mild cortisol overproduction and those with non-secreting tumors. 40 adults with adrenal nodules will participate.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve how doctors diagnose and manage adrenal tumors that produce excess cortisol.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study (40 participants) that does not test a treatment. It may not lead to immediate clinical changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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.
- 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: * 18 \< Age ≤ 85 years. * Patient with one or more uni or bilateral adrenal nodules of cortical appearance on CT scan. * Subject affiliated or beneficiary of a social security scheme. The diagnostic criteria are: For the MACS group: * a serum cortisol concentration after a minute braking test with dexamethasone \> 50 nmol/L or 1.8 µg/dL, with a concomitant dexamethasone concentration above the test validation threshold * morning plasma ACTH concentration ≤ 2.5 pmol/L or 11 pg/mL. For the non-secreting adenoma group: \- Plasma cortisol after minute dexamethasone braking test ≤ 50 nmol/L or 1.8 µg/dL. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Pregnant or breast-feeding * Use of oral estrogens (must be discontinued for at least 6 weeks prior to sampling) * Known adrenal insufficiency and/or treatment with steroids (oral, inhaled, parenteral or topical) or other interfering drugs. * patient taking part in another study * Patients placed under legal protection measures and/or deprived of their liberty
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Haut-Levêque
RECRUITINGPessac, 33600, France