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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00460616
Date of registration: 13/04/2007
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Federico II University
Public title: Cardiac Valve Complications in Prolactinomas Treated With Cabergoline ValveCab
Scientific title: Observational Study to Investigate the Prevalence of Cardiac Abnormalities and Valvular Regurgitation in Patients With Prolactinomas Treated Chronically With Cabergoline
Date of first enrolment: January 2007
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00460616
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective  
Phase: 
Countries of recruitment
Italy
Contacts
Name:     Annamaria AL Colao, Prof.
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Affiliation:  Federico II University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with documented hyperprolactinemia receiving continuous treatment with
cabergoline only for at least 12 months

- Newly diagnosed patients with prolactinoma never previously receiving dopamine
agonists treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

- A history of cardiac valve abnormalities,

- Previous use of anorectic drugs or other ergot-derived drugs,

- Treatment with cabergoline for less than 12 months,

- Valve calcification, valve regurgitation associated with annular dilatation or
excessive leaflet motion,

- Mitral regurgitation associated with left ventricular wall-motion abnormalities or
left ventricular dilatation,

- Withdrawal from cabergoline treatment for longer than 1 month, according with our
treatment protocol (11).



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Prolactinomas
Intervention(s)
Drug: Cabergoline
Primary Outcome(s)
Prevalence of regurgitation (graded as mild, moderate, severe) at any cardiac valve. [Time Frame: 9 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
NeuroendoUnit-2
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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