Test Predicting Adrenal Insufficiency in Volunteers Under Prednisone Treatment

Summary

Suppression of the adrenal function is a common, potentially dangerous and unpredictable consequence of short term high dose glucocorticoid treatment. Identification of patients at risk would be of high clinical importance. The investigators hypothesized that the dexamethasone-suppression-test predicts the subsequent development of corticosteroid induced adrenal insufficiency.

Timeline

Start

2009-05

Primary completion

2009-10

Completion

2009-10

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