Salivary Cortisol Measurements by Mass Spectrometry

Not Recruiting

Trial ID: NCT02162706

Purpose

Cortisol is a hormone critical for survival in times of stress. Currently most measurements are done with blood samples. The hypothesis of this study is cortisol measured from saliva using mass spectrometry can be used to replace measurements by blood.

Official Title

Pilot Study of Salivary Cortisol Measurements by Mass Spectrometry

Stanford Investigator(s)

Eligibility


Inclusion Criteria:

   - Normal subjects

   - Subjects with possible endocrine disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

   - Tracheostomy or ventilator dependent

   - Gastrotomy tubed dependent or unable to eat/drink by mouth

Intervention(s):

other: Non intervention study

Not Recruiting

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Tandy Aye, MD
650-723-5791