Research statistics
Cosyntropin research: publications and trials
At a glance
Publications, all years
2,701
Since 1954
Publications in 2026 so far
33
Through November 1, 2026
Human clinical research
54.5%
1,337 of 2,453 classified
Registered clinical trials
39
ClinicalTrials.gov
Randomized controlled trials
125
Publications reporting an RCT in people
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
9
Preclinical studies
38.5%
843 animal · 98 in vitro · 4 computational
Records that only mention it
848
Not counted above
Status in the library: FDA-approved. Groups: Melanocortin agonists. 248 publications are not yet classified by study type.
What to keep in mind
- Some completed trials have neither posted results nor a linked results publication.
Publications by year
Cosyntropin publications by year and evidence
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| Year | Human clinical research | Preclinical (animal, in vitro, computational) | Reviews and meta-analyses | Other and not yet classified | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1967 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 1969 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 24 |
| 1970 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 21 |
| 1971 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 21 |
| 1972 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 27 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 1974 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 18 |
| 1975 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 50 |
| 1976 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 50 |
| 1977 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 49 |
| 1978 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 42 |
| 1979 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 40 |
| 1980 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 50 |
| 1981 | 16 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 69 |
| 1982 | 28 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 83 |
| 1983 | 26 | 38 | 2 | 11 | 77 |
| 1984 | 24 | 61 | 1 | 9 | 95 |
| 1985 | 35 | 59 | 3 | 6 | 103 |
| 1986 | 21 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 62 |
| 1987 | 26 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 81 |
| 1988 | 18 | 45 | 2 | 4 | 69 |
| 1989 | 27 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 69 |
| 1990 | 24 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 70 |
| 1991 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| 1992 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 55 |
| 1993 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| 1994 | 41 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 66 |
| 1995 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 1996 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 47 |
| 1997 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 41 |
| 1998 | 39 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 64 |
| 1999 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 48 |
| 2000 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| 2001 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| 2002 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 45 |
| 2003 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| 2004 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 53 |
| 2005 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| 2006 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 |
| 2007 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| 2008 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
| 2009 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 39 |
| 2010 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 43 |
| 2011 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
| 2012 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 37 |
| 2013 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 46 |
| 2014 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
| 2015 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 41 |
| 2016 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| 2017 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 36 |
| 2018 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 2019 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 34 |
| 2020 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 48 |
| 2021 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 34 |
| 2022 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| 2023 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| 2024 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| 2025 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 43 |
| 2026 (to date) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
Study types
| Animal study | 843 |
|---|---|
| Observational human study | 560 |
| Other clinical trial | 436 |
| Not yet classified | 248 |
| Case report | 216 |
| Randomized controlled trial | 125 |
| In vitro study | 98 |
| Editorial, letter or other | 97 |
| Review | 60 |
| Meta-analysis | 7 |
| Computational study | 4 |
| Guideline or consensus | 3 |
| Correction or retraction notice | 2 |
| Systematic review | 2 |
Research areas
From MeSH major topics. A paper can be in several areas.
| Endocrinology | 1,688 |
|---|---|
| Neurological and mental health | 675 |
| Immune system | 384 |
| Reproductive and sexual health | 275 |
| Metabolic health | 206 |
| Cardiovascular | 154 |
| Oncology | 150 |
| Antimicrobial and infectious disease | 130 |
| Musculoskeletal | 102 |
| Dermatology | 97 |
| Gastrointestinal | 58 |
| Obesity and weight management | 39 |
Registered clinical trials
7 of 18 trials completed at least a year before the cutoff have neither posted results nor a linked results publication. A registration is not a result.
Completed: 19 · Unknown status: 6 · Active, not recruiting: 4 · Terminated: 4 · Recruiting: 3 · Withdrawn: 2 · Suspended: 1
Early phase 1: 6 · Phase not applicable: 17 · Phase 1: 4 · Phase 2: 4 · Phase 3: 3 · Phase 4: 5
Human trials and evidence reviews
Meta-analyses, systematic reviews and trials in people, newest first.
- Examining aldosterone plasma concentration alterations post-ACTH stimulation in healthy subjects: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis on ACTH's role in aldosterone secretion.
Hormones (Athens, Greece) · July 25, 2024 · Meta-analysis · cited 5 times
PMID 39052132 · DOI 10.1007/s42000-024-00583-6 · Reviews and meta-analyses
- 17-Hydroxyprogesterone Response to Standard Dose Synacthen Stimulation Test in CYP21A2 Heterozygous Carriers and Non-carriers in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Groups: Meta-analyses
Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology · November 8, 2021 · Meta-analysis · cited 0 times · open access
PMID 34743977 · DOI 10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2021.2021.0184 · Reviews and meta-analyses
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of Synacthen tests for assessing hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal insufficiency in children.
Archives of disease in childhood · March 7, 2016 · Meta-analysis · cited 36 times
PMID 26951687 · DOI 10.1136/archdischild-2015-308925 · Reviews and meta-analyses
- Treatment of infantile spasms.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · June 5, 2013 · Meta-analysis · cited 274 times · open access
PMID 23740534 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd001770.pub3 · Reviews and meta-analyses
- Drug therapy for preventing post-dural puncture headache.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · February 28, 2013 · Meta-analysis · cited 72 times · open access
PMID 23450533 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd001792.pub3 · Reviews and meta-analyses
- Corticotropin tests for hypothalamic-pituitary- adrenal insufficiency: a metaanalysis.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · August 12, 2008 · Meta-analysis · cited 389 times · open access
PMID 18697868 · DOI 10.1210/jc.2008-0710 · Reviews and meta-analyses
- Safety and efficacy of mometasone furoate aqueous nasal spray in children with allergic rhinitis: results of recent clinical trials.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · July 1, 2001 · Meta-analysis · cited 53 times
PMID 11449207 · DOI 10.1067/mai.2001.115567 · Reviews and meta-analyses
- Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency (CIRCI) in critically ill patients (Part I): Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) 2017.
Intensive care medicine · September 21, 2017 · Systematic review · cited 371 times · open access
PMID 28940011 · DOI 10.1007/s00134-017-4919-5 · Reviews and meta-analyses
- Drug therapy for treating post-dural puncture headache.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · July 15, 2015 · Systematic review · cited 173 times · open access
PMID 26176166 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd007887.pub3 · Reviews and meta-analyses
- Investigating a Mineralocorticoid Receptor Mediation of an Ultra-Short Feedback Loop Regulating Aldosterone Production in Humans.
Clinical endocrinology · August 12, 2026 · Randomized controlled trial · cited 0 times · open access
PMID 42581762 · DOI 10.1111/cen.70189 · Human clinical research
Most cited
By OpenAlex citation count. Citations measure attention, not quality or correctness.
- Impact of gender, menstrual cycle phase, and oral contraceptives on the activity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis.
Psychosomatic medicine · March 1, 1999 · Other clinical trial · cited 1,890 times
PMID 10204967 · DOI 10.1097/00006842-199903000-00006 · Human clinical research
- Case detection, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with primary aldosteronism: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · June 13, 2008 · Guideline or consensus · cited 1,560 times · open access
PMID 18552288 · DOI 10.1210/jc.2008-0104 · Commentary and other
- Corticosteroid insufficiency in acutely ill patients.
The New England journal of medicine · February 1, 2003 · Review · cited 1,044 times
PMID 12594318 · DOI 10.1056/nejmra020529 · Reviews and meta-analyses
- A 3-level prognostic classification in septic shock based on cortisol levels and cortisol response to corticotropin.
JAMA · February 1, 2000 · Observational human study · cited 1,008 times
PMID 10697064 · DOI 10.1001/jama.283.8.1038 · Human clinical research
- Altered pituitary-adrenal axis responses to provocative challenge tests in adult survivors of childhood abuse.
The American journal of psychiatry · April 1, 2001 · Other clinical trial · cited 745 times
PMID 11282691 · DOI 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.4.575 · Human clinical research
Latest publications
- Biological response stability of refrigerated cosacthen after opening and non-hormonal effects of ACTH stimulation testing in healthy dogs.
Topics in companion animal medicine · October 9, 2026 · Other clinical trial · cited 0 times · open access
PMID 42854896 · DOI 10.1016/j.tcam.2026.101106 · Human clinical research
- Comparison of Salivary Cortisol, Cortisone, and Dexamethasone with Serum Measurements Across Dynamic Adrenal Testing.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · September 26, 2026 · Observational human study · cited 0 times
PMID 42791226 · DOI 10.1210/clinem/dgag393 · Human clinical research
- Adult nonclassic P450 oxidoreductase deficiency diagnosed 11 years after reproductive-endocrine suspicion.
JCEM case reports · September 11, 2026 · Case report · cited 0 times · open access
PMID 42729616 · DOI 10.1210/jcemcr/luag267 · Human clinical research
- Limited Diagnostic Utility of Cortisol and Growth Hormone Levels Obtained during Hypoglycemia in Children.
Hormone research in paediatrics · September 7, 2026 · Observational human study · cited 0 times · open access
PMID 42704757 · DOI 10.1159/hrp/adaag003 · Human clinical research
- The utility of cosyntropin stimulation test in the assessment of adrenal function after unilateral adrenalectomy.
Surgery · September 1, 2026 · Observational human study · cited 0 times · open access
PMID 42816228 · DOI 10.1016/j.surg.2026.110585 · Human clinical research
- Coexisting mild autonomous cortisol secretion and isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency in a patient with an adrenal incidentaloma.
JCEM case reports · August 24, 2026 · Case report · cited 0 times · open access
PMID 42634837 · DOI 10.1210/jcemcr/luag229 · Human clinical research
- Liver cirrhosis is associated with altered glucocorticoid metabolism related to disease severity.
Journal of internal medicine · August 14, 2026 · Observational human study · cited 0 times · open access
PMID 42598738 · DOI 10.1111/joim.70149 · Human clinical research
- Investigating a Mineralocorticoid Receptor Mediation of an Ultra-Short Feedback Loop Regulating Aldosterone Production in Humans.
Clinical endocrinology · August 12, 2026 · Randomized controlled trial · cited 0 times · open access
PMID 42581762 · DOI 10.1111/cen.70189 · Human clinical research
- Adrenal insufficiency diagnosis: new approaches to indeterminate baseline cortisol.
Current opinion in endocrinology, diabetes, and obesity · August 5, 2026 · Review · cited 0 times
PMID 42559695 · DOI 10.1097/med.0000000000000969 · Reviews and meta-analyses
- Timing of 17-hydroxyprogesterone measurement during the standard-dose Synacthen test in pediatric patients evaluated for non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency.
Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · July 31, 2026 · Observational human study · cited 0 times · open access
PMID 42536762 · DOI 10.20945/2359-4292-2026-0081 · Human clinical research
How this is counted
PubMed records matched by the names below, counted when the peptide is in the title, indexed by MeSH, or confirmed from the abstract. The exact query can be rerun on Europe PMC. Methodology
Search terms: ACTH 1-24; Actholain; Cortrosyn; Cosyntropin; Synacthen; Tetracosactid; Tetracosactida; Tetracosactide; Tetracosactidum; Tetracosactrin; Vicotrope
((TITLE_ABS:"ACTH 1-24" OR CHEM:"ACTH 1-24" OR TITLE_ABS:"ACTH1-24" OR CHEM:"ACTH1-24") OR (TITLE_ABS:"Actholain" OR CHEM:"Actholain") OR (TITLE_ABS:"Cortrosyn" OR CHEM:"Cortrosyn") OR (TITLE_ABS:"Cosyntropin" OR CHEM:"Cosyntropin") OR (TITLE_ABS:"Synacthen" OR CHEM:"Synacthen") OR (TITLE_ABS:"Tetracosactid" OR CHEM:"Tetracosactid") OR (TITLE_ABS:"Tetracosactida" OR CHEM:"Tetracosactida") OR (TITLE_ABS:"Tetracosactide" OR CHEM:"Tetracosactide") OR (TITLE_ABS:"Tetracosactidum" OR CHEM:"Tetracosactidum") OR (TITLE_ABS:"Tetracosactrin" OR CHEM:"Tetracosactrin") OR (TITLE_ABS:"Vicotrope" OR CHEM:"Vicotrope")) AND SRC:MED
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Peptide Library. (2026, November 2). Cosyntropin research statistics (Version weekly-2026-11-01) [Statistic]. Peptide Library. https://peptidelibrary.app/research/peptides/cosyntropin