Clinical trial NCT00004843: A Randomized Study of Surgery vs No Surgery in Patients With Mild Asymptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Official title: A Randomized Study of Surgery vs No Surgery in Patients With Mild Asymptomatic
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Hyperparathyroidism
Keywords: disease-related problem/condition
endocrine disorders
hyperparathyroidism
quality of life
rare disease
Lead sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Sponsor class: NIH
Collaborators: name: Henry Ford Hospital
First posted: 2000-02-25
Enrollment: 53
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 50
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the efficacy of surgery vs no surgery in patients with mild asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism.

II. Assess the quality of life, morbidity, and mortality of these patients.

Detailed description: PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified by gender. Patients are randomized to receive surgery or follow up without surgery.

Patients receive parathyroidectomy (current standard care) or long term follow up without parathyroidectomy.

Quality of life is assessed before the study and then every 6 months. All patients are followed every 6 months until death.

Eligibility criteria: PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:

--Disease Characteristics-- Histologically diagnosed mild asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism Persistent albumin adjusted serum calcium between 10.1-11.5 mg/dL for at least 3 months Intact parathyroid hormone greater than 20 pg/mL No other cause for hypercalcemia No family history of primary hyperparathyroidism, primary endocrine neoplasia, or hypocalciuric hypercalcemia Bone mineral density of the forearm no greater than 2.0 SD units below the expected value for sex, age, and race No phalangeal subperiosteal resorption on hand x-rays --Prior/Concurrent Therapy-- Radiotherapy: No history of childhood irradiation to head and neck Surgery: No thyroid disease requiring surgical intervention Other: No prior glucocorticoid or anticonvulsant drug therapy Concurrent thiazide diuretic therapy for hypertension must be changed to nonthiazides --Patient Characteristics-- Menopausal status: At least 5 years postmenopausal Renal: At least 2 years since prior nephrolithiasis Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Creatinine clearance at least 70% (age adjusted) Cardiovascular: No unexpected finding on echocardiogram that will interfere with surgical intervention Other: Living within 150 mile radius of downtown Detroit No concurrent participation in other clinical trials No concurrent polyuria, polydipsia, anorexia, nausea, or vomiting At least 12 months since prior pancreatitis No concurrent symptomatic peptic ulcer disease No objective muscle weakness No history of nontraumatic vertebral or hip fractures No vertebral compression fractures No urolithiasis on x-ray of abdomen

Primary outcomes:
measure: Quality of Life
timeFrame: 2 years
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Henry Ford Hospital
name: D. Sudhaker Rao
role: STUDY_CHAIR
References:
citation: Talpos GB, Bone HG 3rd, Kleerekoper M, Phillips ER, Alam M, Honasoge M, Divine GW, Rao DS. Randomized trial of parathyroidectomy in mild asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism: patient description and effects on the SF-36 health survey. Surgery. 2000 Dec;128(6):1013-20;discussion 1020-1. doi: 10.1067/msy.2000.110844.