Patient-reported outcomes of parenteral somatostatin analogue injections in 195 patients with acromegaly.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License ; BACKGROUND: Long-acting somatostatin analogues delivered parenterally are the most widely used medical treatment in acromegaly. This patient-reported outcomes survey was designed to assess the impact of chronic injections on subjects with acromegaly. METHODS: The survey was conducted in nine pituitary centres in Germany, UK and The Netherlands. The questionnaire was developed by endocrinologists and covered aspects of acromegaly symptoms, injection-related manifestations, emotional and daily life impact, treatmen... Mehr ...