Metabolic Outcomes in Patients With Prolactinomas Under Dopamine Agonist Treatment

ConditionProlactinoma
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

About this trial

This randomized, active-controlled, parallel-arm, single-blind trial is to compare the effects of Dopamine agonists (DA) therapy targeting different established treatment strategies on glucose metabolism assessed by an oral glucose tolerance test.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Diagnosed adult patients (at least 18 years of age) with prolactinoma-induced hyperprolactinemia, defined as a prolactin level ≥ two times the local laboratory maximum and radiographic criteria, based on current guidelines.

Diagnosed adult patients (at least 18 years of age) with prolactinoma-induced hyperprolactinaemia based on current guidelines.

Patients treated with cabergoline as DA therapy and prolactin levels within the normal range

Disqualifiers

alternative explanation for hyperprolactinaemia

Active substance use disorder within the last six months

Current or previous psychotic disorder

Pregnancy or breastfeeding within the last 8 weeks

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Cabergoline (Dopamine Agonist)

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups