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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 28 January 2013
Main ID:  NCT00501215
Date of registration: 12/07/2007
Primary sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Public title: Effect of Parathyroidectomy on Sleep
Scientific title: Pilot Study on the Effect of Parathyroidectomy on Sleep
Date of first enrolment: May 2007
Target sample size: 12
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00501215
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Nancy D. Perrier, MD
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Affiliation:  M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Be diagnosed with PHPT (inappropriate PTH level in the setting of a high or
high-normal serum calcium level greater than or equal to 10.0 mg/dL).

2. Have at least one of the following symptoms affecting sleep: a) not feeling refreshed
on awakening b) difficulty falling asleep c) waking up during the night d) have
difficulty falling back asleep at night after awakening e) waking up too early in the
morning f) excessive sleepiness during the day

3. Be considered an appropriate surgical candidate.

4. Be older than 21 years of age.

5. Female participants of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test
(urinary or serum beta-HCG).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Have a known major sleep disorder documented by prior diagnosis, such as: a) sleep
disordered breathing b) narcolepsy c) periodic limb movement disorder d) parasomnias

2. Have any other functional tumors if they have familial Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
Syndrome 1 or 2 (MEN 1 or MEN 2).

3. Patients with a calcium level greater than 13mg/dL.

4. Patients with recent history of kidney stones.

5. Patients with recent history of pancreatitis



Age minimum: 21 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Hyperparathyroidism
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Polysomnography (PSG)
Behavioral: Telephone Interview
Procedure: Parathyroid Surgery
Primary Outcome(s)
Total sleep time [Time Frame: Before and After Intervention]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Effectiveness of 2 sleep-related questionnaires to measure certain sleep-related factors in patients with PHPT. [Time Frame: 3 Years]
Overnight sleep test to measure effect of treatment with parathyroidectomy may have on patients' sleep. [Time Frame: First set of tests (baseline) will occur within 1-3 weeks prior to intervention/assessment, and the second set of tests will occur 6-8 weeks after the intervention/assessment.]
Secondary ID(s)
2007-0220
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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