Status:
COMPLETED
Physiological Response of Cortisol to Cardiac Catheterization
Lead Sponsor:
Creighton University
Conditions:
Adrenal Insufficiency
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-90 years
Brief Summary
Cortisol is essential for survival. The importance of cortisol response is most apparent in patients with partial or complete deficiency of glucocorticoids during stressful events such as illness or s...
Detailed Description
It is known that cortisol and other stress hormones increase during acute myocardial infarction as well (9-11). Cardiac catheterization is an essential tool for the management of acute coronary syndro...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients undergoing elective cardiac catheterization, who are willing and able to give consent.
Exclusion
- • Patients with .primary or secondary adrenal insufficiency.
- Patients taking steroids in the doses equivalent of at least 5 mg of prednisone daily for more than 3 weeks in the previous year.
- Patients undergoing cardiac catheterization in the setting of acute coronary syndrome, eg. STEMI, NSTEMI and unstable angina.
- Patients with low albumin level (\<3.5 g/dL)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
24 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01822847
Start Date
March 1 2013
End Date
April 1 2014
Last Update
February 26 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68131