NIH Cushing’s Clinical Trials

Posted on June 4, 2011 by MaryO
Rank Status Study
1 Recruiting Safety and Efficacy of LCI699 in Cushing’s Disease Patients

Condition: Cushing Disease
Intervention: Drug: LCI699
2 Recruiting Preoperative Bexarotene Treatment for Cushing’s Disease

Condition: Cushing’s Disease
Intervention: Drug: Bexarotene
3 Recruiting Rosiglitazone in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Tumor (Cushing Disease)

Condition: Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Interventions: Drug: rosiglitazone maleate;   Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
4 Unknown † Study of Depression, Peptides, and Steroids in Cushing’s Syndrome

Condition: Cushing’s Syndrome
Intervention:
5 Recruiting Examination of Brain Serotonin Receptors in Patients With Mood Disorders

Conditions: Mood Disorder;   Bipolar Disorder;   Depression
Intervention:
6 Recruiting An Investigation of Pituitary Tumors and Related Hypothalmic Disorders

Conditions: Abnormalities;   Craniopharyngioma;   Cushing’s Syndrome;   Endocrine Disease;   Pituitary Neoplasm
Intervention:
7 Recruiting Prospective, Open-Label, Multicenter, International Study of Mifepristone for Symptomatic Treatment of Cushing’s Syndrome Caused by Ectopic Adrenal Corticotrophin Hormone (ACTH) Secretion

Condition: Cushing’s Syndrome
Intervention: Drug: Mifepristone
8 Recruiting Anesthesia Management of Retroperitoneal Adrenalectomies

Condition: Adrenal Tumors
Intervention:
9 Recruiting Defining the Genetic Basis for the Development of Primary Pigmented Nodular Adrenocortical Disease (PPNAD) and the Carney Complex

Conditions: Cushing’s Syndrome;   Hereditary Neoplastic Syndrome;   Lentigo;   Neoplasm;   Testicular Neoplasm
Intervention:
10 Recruiting New Imaging Techniques in the Evaluation of Patients With Ectopic Cushing Syndrome

Condition: Cushing Syndrome
Intervention:
11 Recruiting Adolescence, Puberty, and Emotion Regulation

Conditions: Mood Disorder;   Neurobehavioral Manifestation;   Healthy
Intervention:
12 Recruiting Insulin Sensitivity and Substrate Metabolism in Patients With Cushing’s Syndrome

Conditions: Cushing’s Syndrome;   Insulin Resistance
Intervention: Procedure: Surgery
13 Recruiting Study of Adrenal Gland Tumors

Condition: Adrenal Gland Neoplasm
Intervention:
14 Not yet recruiting Adrenalectomy Versus Follow-up in Patients With Subclinical Cushings Syndrome

Condition: Adrenal Tumour With Mild Hypercortisolism
Intervention: Procedure: Adrenalectomy
15 Recruiting Assessing Fertility Potential in Female Cancer Survivors

Condition: History of Cancer
Intervention:
16 Recruiting Study of Pasireotide in Patients With Rare Tumors of Neuroendocrine Origin

Conditions: Pancreatic Neoplasm;   Pituitary Neoplasm;   Nelson Syndrome;   Ectopic ACTH Syndrome
Intervention: Drug: Pasireotide LAR
17 Recruiting Adrenal Tumors – Pathogenesis and Therapy

Conditions: Adrenal Tumors;   Adrenocortical Carcinoma;   Cushing Syndrome;   Conn Syndrome;   Pheochromocytoma
Intervention:
18 Recruiting Prevalence of Pituitary Incidentaloma in Relatives of Patients With Pituitary Adenoma

Condition: Pituitary Tumor
Intervention:
19 Recruiting Safety and Effectiveness of Granulocyte Transfusions in Resolving Infection in People With Neutropenia (The RING Study)

Conditions: Neutropenia;   Infection
Interventions: Drug: Standard antimicrobial therapy;   Biological: Granulocyte transfusions;   Drug: G-CFS/dexamethasone;   Device: Apheresis machine

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iPhone Medical Apps, part 2

Posted on January 22, 2010 by MaryO

Part one was a blog post here.  That page includes comments and suggestions from readers.

National Library of Medicine Launches Mobile MedlinePlus to Meet the Health Information Needs of an On-the-Go Public

Wondering what the side effects are for your new prescription? Go to Mobile MedlinePlus (http://m.medlineplus.gov) while you’re waiting for the pharmacist to fill your order!

Or, instantly look up the symptoms of H1N1 flu if you’re at the supermarket and your child’s school calls you to tell you he doesn’t feel well.

The National Library of Medicine’s Mobile Medline Plus builds on the NLM’s MedlinePlus Internet service, which provides authoritative consumer health information to over 10 million visitors per month. These visitors access MedlinePlus (http://medlineplus.gov) from throughout the United States as well many other countries, and use desktop computers, laptops and even mobile devices to get there.

The mobile Internet audience is large and growing fast, almost doubling from February 2007 to February 2009. Some experts predict that within the next five years, more people will connect to the Internet via mobile devices than via desktop or laptop computers. People use their mobile devices to accomplish a variety of tasks, including finding health information. With this in mind, NLM developed the mobile version of MedlinePlus to bring high-quality health information to users on the go.

“We know that a huge number of people are seeking good health information on the Web, noted NLM Director Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg. What better way to reach out to them than by offering this new mobile service, which delivers trustworthy, consumer-friendly information instantly, anywhere?”

Mobile MedlinePlus is available in English and Spanish (http://m.medlineplus.gov/spanish) and includes a subset of content from the full Web site. It includes summaries for over 800 diseases, wellness topics, the latest health news, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, and information on prescription and over-the-counter medications.

For instance, you could visit the “Talking With Your Doctor” page on Mobile MedlinePlus to learn how to get the most out of your doctor’s visit.

Mobile MedlinePlus can also help you when you’re trying to choose an over-the-counter cold medicine at the drug store.

And if you’re traveling abroad, you can use Mobile MedlinePlus to learn about safe drinking water.

Mobile MedlinePlus puts reliable health information at your fingertips.

*High resolution screen shot of Mobile MedlinePlus available upon request.

The National Library of Medicine is part of the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the nation’s largest medical library.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — The Nation’s Medical Research Agency — includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.

From http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jan2010/nlm-22.htm?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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iPhone Medical Apps

Posted on October 15, 2009 by MaryO

I just downloaded a free app from Medscape.  It looks very  nice and there are doctor and hospital finders based on location and, in the case of doctors, by specialty.  Unfortunately, there aren’t any reviews of doctors and I saw some on the endocrinology list that I would never go to but it’s a great start.

There are also drug interactions and more.

Medscape app for iPhone

Medscape app for iPhone

More info and flash preview at http://www.medscape.com/public/iphone?

WebMD Mobile offers a symptoms checker, drugs and treatments, and first aid information.

WebMD iPhone app

WebMD iPhone app

There’s more info and a flash preview here: http://www.webmd.com/mobile

What other good medical apps have you found?

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Interview with MaryO

Posted on October 12, 2009 by MaryO

Listen to CushingsHelp on internet talk radio

The Call-In number for questions or comments is (646) 200-0162.

Cushing’s Help Founder, MaryO

MaryO“MaryO”, Mary O’Connor is the founder and webmaster for Cushings-Help.com and related sites. She is also a Piano Teacher and web designer in northern Virginia. She started having Cushing’s symptoms in early 1983 and finally had pituitary surgery at the NIH in November, 1987, Mary is a 25+ year survivor of Cushing’s Disease.

Due to her Cushing’s experiences and the lack of websites for people with Cushing’s, Mary founded the Cushings-Help website in 2000 to help others who were dealing with the rigors of testing and surgery.

MaryO, as she is fondly called by the members of the support board she runs in conjunction with the website, has been instrumental in educating thousands of people about Cushing’s. Through the use of her website and support boards, these same folks have been able to garner support and information invaluable to their diagnosis and treatment.

Mary is a survivor. Not only has she survived, but she has enabled so many others of us to survive, also.

She has been recognized in Forbes Magazine, many newspaper and journal articles, and is a speaker at Cushing’s Awareness events. She is married to Tom and has a grown son, Michael.

Intro: Hello, I have with us today Mary O’Connor, founder of the cushings dash help dot com website. Mary is a 20 plus year survivor of Cushing’s Disease. For those who do not know what Cushing’s Disease is, you may want to peruse the Cushings-help website. Briefly, it is an endocrine-related disease caused by a pituitary tumor (also called an adenoma) which causes life-threatening symptoms. Cushing’s Syndrome is a similar disease caused by an adrenal or other tumor.

MaryO, as she is fondly called by the members of the support board she runs in conjunction with the website, has been instrumental in educating thousands of people about Cushing’s. Through the use of her website and support boards, these same folks have been able to garner support and information invaluable to their diagnosis and treatment. She has been recognized in Forbes Magazine, many newspaper and journal articles, and is a speaker at Cushing’s Awareness events. She is married to Tom and has a grown son, Michael.

Mary, I know the listeners would love to hear your story. What can you tell us about your symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment with Cushing’s?

Other Topics Discussed:

  • Why did you decide to start the cushings-help website?
  • What are some of the things that can be found on the site?
  • What are the message boards?
  • How many members are there on the boards?
  • How much work is involved in keeping up the site and the boards?
  • How are you doing now? What has happened since your surgery for Cushing’s?

Closing: As you can see, Mary is a survivor. Not only has she survived, but she has enabled so many others of us to survive, also. Please stay tuned for more stories from these survivors! For more information, visit the cushings-help website.

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