This protocol is designed to access both acute and chronic effects of the calcium channel antagonist, nifedipine, on the hypothalamic- pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in patients with cogenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). The trial is composed of 3 phases and will involve a double-blind, placebo controlled parallel design. The goal of Phase I is to examine the ability of nifedipine vs. placebo to decrease adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) levels, as well as to begin to assess the dose-dependency of nifedipine effects. The goal of Phase II is to evaluate the long-term effects of nifedipine; that is, can attenuation of ACTH release by nifedipine permit a decrease in the dosage of glucocorticoid needed to supress the HPA axis ? such a decrease would, in turn, reduce the deleterious effects of glucocorticoid treatment in CAH.

Project Start
1998-12-01
Project End
1999-11-30
Budget Start
1998-10-01
Budget End
1999-09-30
Support Year
22
Fiscal Year
1999
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Massachusetts General Hospital
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Boston
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02199
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