New imaging test for adrenal gland hormone disorder
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This trial tests a special PET scan that may help doctors find the exact cause of high blood pressure related to an adrenal gland problem. It could help decide if surgery or medicine is the best treatment for you.
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Who can take part
- You have an adrenal mass seen on a CT scan or have been diagnosed with primary aldosteronism (a condition where the adrenal gland makes too much of a hormone called aldosterone).
- You are willing and able to follow the study procedures and sign a consent form.
- If you can become pregnant, you must be surgically sterile, past menopause for over a year, or use reliable birth control.
- If you are a man, you must use reliable birth control during the study and not donate sperm.
- You do not have severe health problems like serious heart, kidney, liver, or brain disease, and you do not have claustrophobia.
- You have not used experimental drugs or devices in the past month, and you do not have a history of drug or alcohol abuse.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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