Addison Disease Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effect of Cortisol on Physical Exertion in Patients With Primary Adrenal
The conventional glucocorticoid replacement therapy in primary adrenal insufficiency- Addison's disease,renders the cortisol levels unphysiological, which may cause symptoms and long-term complications. Many patients take stress-doses that are extra doses of hydrocortisone or cortisone acetate before or during stressful physical or psychological events. However, the effect of such dosing has not been tested in scientific studies. In this double blind cross-over designed pilot trial we aim to test the effect of an extra dose of cortisol on physical activity and hormone levels.
Addison's disease occurs when more than 90% of the adrenal cortex is destroyed. Cortisol
levels in serum vary throughout the day. In addition to the daily need, cortisol increases in
response to all forms of stress including intercurrent illness. The Addison patient must in
such situations increase replacement doses 2 to 3-fold. While it is broad agreement on this
procedure based on clinical experience and empirical data, it is controversial as to whether
there is a need to increase the dose by less stressful events and tasks, such as average to
vigorous physical activity and mental stress. In any event, many patients report that they
benefit from stress doses not only in order to increase performance, but also to reduce
post-exertion fatigue.
Using a combination of oxygen uptake measurements under controlled exercise and assay of
hormones and metabolites, we aim to test whether extra doses of hydrocortisone can increase
physical capacity and reduce post-exertion fatigue. Each patient perform two tests, one with
and one without hydrocortisone in randomised order. The controls perform one test. The
patients will be assigned a participation number and randomised to any of two treatment
sequences (A-B or B-A) by pharmacy. All exercise tests will be performed 3-5 hours after
intake of morning medication, after an overnight fast (water permitted). Patients will be
instructed to avoid caffeinated food and drink, alcohol, strenuous exercise and starvation
for at least 24h before each exercise session. Patients will be instructed to avoid smoking,
brush teeth one hour before exercise testing.
One hour before each test, subjects drink one teaspoon of water per kilogram body weight to
provide adequate hydration. Stress-dose or placebo will be taken 60 min before start. Also at
this time, an indwelling line will be placed in the forearm of each subject that blood and
saliva can be drawn before, directly after exercise, then 15 or 30 min after termination of
exercise. Patients fill out the questionnaire about quality of life after each exercise.
Patient's daily glycemic profile will be followed up by continuous glucose monitoring systems
for 24 hours before, during and for 24 hours after exercise. Patients will be educated in
using the sensor and calibration with blood glucose self-measurements three to four times per
day. Calibration of the sensor will be performed according to the protocol established. At
the completion of the measuring period, the system will be returned, and the data will be
downloaded to determine glucose patterns. This device will be applied to the abdomen of each
subject, 24 h before each exercise session, calibrated as recommended (before operation and
2-3 additional times/day, 6 h apart over the 24 h of the study) and removed 24 h after the
exercise session.
The patient's movements will be followed for 24 hour by Actigraph after each test. The test
is repeated after 1 week with the opposite treatment option.
Ten adult patients (18-70 years) with verified Addison`s disease will be invited to
participate in the study. From a list of patients (consecutive out-patients or a patient
registry) unselected patients should be invited to participate. Five age and sex matched
healthy controls will be included to assess normal metabolic and endocrine responses to
physical activity.
The investigator will keep a log of all patients that have been invited to participate in the
study. If a screened patient does not fulfil the inclusion criteria, the reason will be
documented on a screening log. Eligible patients who fulfil all of the inclusion criteria and
none of the exclusion criteria will be randomised. Randomization will be performed by the
hospital pharmacies at each study site. When a subject is randomized, he or she must always
be assigned to the lowest available randomization number. The patients will be randomised in
blocks of two to secure even patient number in each treatment sequence.
The patient will have to give written informed consent. The patients should not take
grapefruit juice, liquorice and do not be on a special diet the last two weeks before or
during the study period. Patients will be instructed to avoid caffeinated food and drink,
alcohol, strenuous exercise and starvation for at least 24 h before each exercise session.
Patients will be instructed to avoid smoking at least one hour before each exercise session.
Withdrawal criteria/Adverse Events. The patient is free to withdraw at any time. If a patient
is having major difficulties managing the exercise the investigator will consider withdrawal.
In the best interest of the patient, the investigator and the sponsor can decide to withdraw
the patient from the study. If a patient develops conditions meeting the exclusion criteria,
the patient will be withdrawn from the study. In case of serious adverse events the patient
may be withdrawn from the study.
Any adverse event will be registered and reported to the Norwegian Medicines Agency. Any
serious adverse events will be reported within 15 days, and in case of lethal or life
threatening events immediately. The patients will report any problems or discomfort during or
after examination in the patient log or diary, any need for extra doses during the study day
after exercise with glucocorticoids will also be documented there. In addition, we ask them
to contact the study group directly in case of problems between visits. The study
documentation and research date will be stored 15 years after the termination of the study.
Statistical considerations This is a pilot study to evaluate the effect stress-dosing of
cortisol on physical capacity. The results will be used for statistical calculations of
effect size for a larger trial. The variation of the various efficacy parameters in this
group of patients is not well known.
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