NCT02781727

Brief Summary

A 52 week trial of TransCon hGH, a long-acting growth hormone product, versus human growth hormone therapy. TransCon hGH will be given once-a-week, human growth hormone (hGH) will be given daily. Approximately 150 prepubertal, hGH-treatment naïve children (males and females) with GHD will be included. Randomization will occur in a 2:1 ratio (TransCon hGH : Genotropin). This is a global trial that will be conducted in Armenia, Australia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United States.

Trial Health

98
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
162

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2016

Geographic Reach
14 countries

53 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 19, 2016

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 24, 2016

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 13, 2016

Completed
2.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 17, 2019

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 17, 2019

Completed
3 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

January 4, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

January 4, 2022

Status Verified

December 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

2.1 years

First QC Date

May 19, 2016

Results QC Date

September 24, 2021

Last Update Submit

December 6, 2021

Conditions

Keywords

Human Growth HormonehGHGHDrHGHPediatric Growth Hormone DeficiencyLong Acting Growth HormoneSomatropinProdrugGrowth FailureGrowth Hormone Replacement TherapySustained ReleaseSustained Release Growth HormoneGrowth Hormone Deficiency

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Annualized Height Velocity at 52 Weeks for Weekly Lonapegsomatropin and Daily hGH Treatment Groups

    Annualized height velocity (AHV) at 52 weeks for weekly lonapegsomatropin (TransCon hGH) and daily hGH treatment groups

    52 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]

    52 Weeks

  • Annualized Height Velocity Over 52 Weeks for Weekly Lonapegsomatropin and Daily hGH Treatment Groups

    Week 5, Week 13, Week 26, Week 39 and Week 52

  • Change in Height Standard Deviation Score Over 52 Weeks for the Weekly Lonapegsomatropin and Daily hGH Treatment Groups

    Week 5, Week 13, Week 26, Week 39 and Week 52

  • Average IGF-1 Standard Deviation Score Over 52 Weeks for the Weekly Lonapegsomatropin and Daily hGH Treatment Groups

    Week 13, Week 26, Week 39, and Week 52

  • Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Anti-hGH Binding Antibody Formation

    Start of study treatment through Week 52

Study Arms (2)

TransCon hGH

EXPERIMENTAL

Once weekly subcutaneous injection of TransCon hGH

Drug: Once weekly subcutaneous injection of TransCon hGH

human growth hormone (Genotropin)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Once daily subcutaneous injection of Genotropin

Drug: Once daily subcutaneous injection of Genotropin

Interventions

Once weekly subcutaneous injection

TransCon hGH

Once daily subcutaneous injection

human growth hormone (Genotropin)

Eligibility Criteria

Age3 Years - 12 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Prepubertal children with GHD (either isolated or as part of a multiple pituitary hormone deficiency) in Tanner stage 1 (Tanner 1982) aged:
  • Boys: 3-12 years, inclusive
  • Girls: 3-11 years, inclusive
  • Impaired height (HT) defined as at least 2.0 standard deviations (SD) below the mean height for chronological age and sex (HT SDS ≤ -2.0) according to the 2000 CDC Growth Charts for the United States Methods and Development, available at http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/
  • Diagnosis of GHD confirmed by 2 different GH stimulation tests, defined as a peak GH level of ≤10 ng/mL, determined with a validated assay
  • Bone age (BA) at least 6 months less than chronological age
  • Baseline IGF-1 level of at least 1 SD below the mean IGF-1 level standardized for age and sex (IGF-1 SDS ≤-1)
  • Written, signed informed consent of the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of the subject and written assent of the subject (if the subject is able to read, understand, and sign)

You may not qualify if:

  • Children with a body weight below 12 kg
  • Prior exposure to recombinant hGH or IGF-1 therapy
  • Children with past or present intracranial tumor growth as confirmed by a sellar MRI scan (with contrast) at Screening (MRI results from up to 6 months prior to Screening may be accepted)
  • Children with psychosocial dwarfism
  • Children with idiopathic short stature
  • History or presence of malignant disease; any evidence of present tumor growth
  • Closed epiphyses
  • Major medical conditions and/or presence of contraindication to hGH treatment
  • Participation in any other trial of an investigational agent within 3 months prior to Screening

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (53)

Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Orange, California, 92868, United States

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Centennial, Colorado, 80112, United States

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55102, United States

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Mineola, New York, 11501, United States

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Yerevan, 0075, Armenia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Clayton, 3168, Australia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Minsk, 220020, Belarus

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Varna, 9010, Bulgaria

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Tbilisi, 0144, Georgia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Tbilisi, 0159, Georgia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Tbilisi, 0162, Georgia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Athens, 11527, Greece

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Milan, 20157, Italy

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Roma, 00165, Italy

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Grafton, 1023, New Zealand

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Ascendis Pharma Investigatonal Site

Gdansk, 80-952, Poland

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Warsaw, 02-691, Poland

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Iași, 700111, Romania

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Izhevsk, 426009, Russia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Kazan', 420138, Russia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Krasnoyarsk, 620022, Russia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Moscow, 125373, Russia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Moscow, 127994, Russia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Nizhny Novgorod, 603136, Russia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Novosibirsk, 630048, Russia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Omsk, 644001, Russia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Saint Petersburg, 191144, Russia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Saint Petersburg, 194100, Russia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Samara, 443079, Russia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Saratov, 410054, Russia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Tomsk, 634050, Russia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Ufa, 450008, Russia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Vologda, 160022, Russia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Voronezh, 394024, Russia

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Izmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Melikgazi, 38039, Turkey (Türkiye)

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Trabzon, 61080, Turkey (Türkiye)

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Kharkiv, 61093, Ukraine

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Kyiv, 01021, Ukraine

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Kyiv, 04114, Ukraine

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Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site

Odesa, 65031, Ukraine

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Related Publications (1)

  • Thornton PS, Maniatis AK, Aghajanova E, Chertok E, Vlachopapadopoulou E, Lin Z, Song W, Christoffersen ED, Breinholt VM, Kovalenko T, Giorgadze E, Korpal-Szczyrska M, Hofman PL, Karpf DB, Shu AD, Beckert M. Weekly Lonapegsomatropin in Treatment-Naive Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency: The Phase 3 heiGHt Trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Oct 21;106(11):3184-3195. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab529.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dwarfism, PituitaryEndocrine System DiseasesPituitary DiseasesFailure to Thrive

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

DwarfismBone Diseases, DevelopmentalBone DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesBone Diseases, EndocrineHypopituitarismHypothalamic DiseasesBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Results Point of Contact

Title
Aimee D Shu, MD
Organization
Ascendis Pharma, Inc.

Study Officials

  • Michael Beckert, MD

    Ascendis Pharma A/S

    STUDY DIRECTOR
  • Aimee D Shu, MD

    Ascendis Pharma, Inc.

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 19, 2016

First Posted

May 24, 2016

Study Start

December 13, 2016

Primary Completion

January 17, 2019

Study Completion

January 17, 2019

Last Updated

January 4, 2022

Results First Posted

January 4, 2022

Record last verified: 2021-12

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