Education and Training

Salivary Cortisol Measurements by Mass Spectrometry

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.

Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.

Stanford Investigator(s):

Intervention(s):

  • other: Non intervention study

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

Ages Eligible for Study

3 Years - 17 Years

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Not currently accepting new patients for this trial

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Tandy Aye, MD
650-723-5791
Not Recruiting