Risks of Ramadan Fasting in Patients With Primary Adrenal Insufficiency Treated With Prednisolone.
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Conditions studied: Primary Adrenal Insufficiency, Ramadan Fasting, Prednisolone, Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Hypoglycemia Non-Diabetic, Dehydration
In brief
In primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI), there is a risk of hypoglycemia and dehydration. These risks seem to be increased during intermittent fasting. A previous study in patients with PAI treated with hydrocortisone at a dose of 20 mg/day showed that the prevalence of hypoglycemia was as high outside (63%) as during Ramadan fasting (71%), and that there was no risk of dehydration. We propose to evaluate the risk of complications during and outside of Ramadan fasting through a prospective study with subjects taken as their own controls, in 35 patients with PAI treated with prednisolone at a dose of 5 mg/day. Patients will undergo an interview, physical examination, blood sampling, and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) during two weeks of fasting and two weeks of non-fasting.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07367425
- Run by
- Hopital La Rabta
- People needed
- 35
- Starts
- 2026-01-22
- Expected to finish
- 2026-03-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-01-26
Who can join
Age: 20 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- subjects with primary adrenal insufficiency known for at least one year, treated with a glucocorticoid and a mineralocorticoid, who wish to fast during Ramadan 2026.
You may not qualify if…
- presence of diabetes, renal, hepatic, cardiac, or respiratory insufficiency; use of hypoglycemic agents (sulfonylureas), diuretics, use of any glucocorticoid other than the prescribed replacement therapy; poor disease control (asthenia, malaise, hyperpigmentation, discontinuation of treatment, etc.); pregnancy; breastfeeding; menstruation.
Where it is running
- University Hospital La Rabta — Tunis, Tunisia
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