NCT00522743

Brief Summary

A 2-arms randomized open prospective intervention study to determine the Growth and metabolic response to growth hormone and gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist treatment versus growth hormone alone in boys born SGA. All subjects will be treated with NorditropinSimplex at a dosage of 100mcg/kg/d. At onset of puberty, subjects will be randomized into either combined treatment with GH and GnRHa or GH alone.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
17

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2005

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 1, 2005

Completed
2.3 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 29, 2007

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 30, 2007

Completed
2.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2010

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

July 14, 2010

Status Verified

July 1, 2010

Enrollment Period

5.2 years

First QC Date

August 29, 2007

Last Update Submit

July 13, 2010

Conditions

Keywords

SGAGHGnRHaIGF-1

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Height measurements

    every 3 monthes, during all study period

Secondary Outcomes (6)

  • IGF-1 concentration

    every 6 monthes, during all study period

  • Hormone profile, Lipid and lipoprotein concentrations

    once a year during all study period

  • Prepubertal changes

    every 3 monthes during all study peiod

  • Bone age

    once a year, during all study period

  • quality of life questionnaire

    once a year, during all study period

  • +1 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

GH \& GNRHa treatment

Drug: growth hormone and gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist

2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

GH treatment

Drug: growth hormone

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Age9 Years - 13 Years
Sexmale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Boys
  • IUGR
  • Ages 10-13
  • height of at list 2.0 standard deviations below the mean height for chronological age and sex according to the 2000 standards from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Prepubertal (tanner stage 1) at commencement of trail
  • Peak GH above 10ng/ml in at least one provocative test for GH secretion 7.Signed informed consent

You may not qualify if:

  • Growth retardation associated with malignancy, severe chronic disease, genetic syndromes and endocrine disorders
  • Diabetes
  • Treatment with any medical product which may interfere with GH effects

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Schnider children medical center

Petah Tikva, Israel

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Growth HormoneGonadotropin-Releasing Hormone

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pituitary Hormones, AnteriorPituitary HormonesPeptide HormonesHormonesHormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone AntagonistsPeptidesAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsPituitary Hormone-Releasing HormonesHypothalamic HormonesNeuropeptidesOligopeptidesNerve Tissue ProteinsProteins

Study Officials

  • Moshe Phillip, Professor

    Rabin Medical Center

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 29, 2007

First Posted

August 30, 2007

Study Start

May 1, 2005

Primary Completion

July 1, 2010

Study Completion

July 1, 2010

Last Updated

July 14, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-07

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