Growth Hormone Treatment of Children Born With Retarded Intrauterine Growth at Age 2-5 Years

NCT ID: NCT00184691

Last Updated: 2017-01-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

78 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1999-04-30

Study Completion Date

2005-06-30

Brief Summary

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This trial is conducted in Europe. The aim of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy and tolerance of a new growth hormone (GH) formulation, in the treatment of children born with retarded intrauterine growth, starting at age 2 to 5 years. Trial Design: The study will be multicenter, open label, parallel, randomized, Phase IIIb, controlled.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Foetal Growth Problem Small for Gestational Age

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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somatropin

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* IUGR defined as birth length and/or weight below the lower limit (\< P10) of the Lubchenco curves for the gestational age.
* Chronological age = 2-5 years
* HV below average for CA
* Insufficient catch-up growth (Height \< P3 for chronological age, according to Hernández)
* Parental height greater than or equal to -2 SDS of average, that is, 160 cm or more for the father and 148 cm or more for the mother
* Normal response to GH stimulation test (greater tan or equal to 10 ng/mL)
* Bone age (measured through Greulich and Pyle method) less than or equal to CA

Exclusion Criteria

* Children born from multiple pregnancy
* Children with post-ischemic encephalopathy
* Recorded malformative syndromes associated to short stature (Silver-Russell, Rubinstein Taybi, Seckel etc.)
* Any metabolic or endocrinological disorder (diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, congenital metabolic disorders, with the exception of thyroid diseases corrected by replacement therapy)
* Any type of growth retardation associated to infections, embryopathies or severe chronic diseases (hemopathies, hepatopathies, malabsorptive pathology, neurologic alterations....)
* Nutritional disorders (celiac disease) or osteodystrophies
* Patients who receive or received any treatment (anabolic drugs, sex steroids, etc.) likely to interfere with GH effects
* Abnormal karyotype
* Neoplasms
* Previous or ongoing chemotherapy and/or irradiation
* Renal dysfunction, defined as serum creatinine \> 1 mg/dL
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

5 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novo Nordisk A/S

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Global Clinical Registry (GCR, 1452)

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novo Nordisk A/S

Locations

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Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Barakaldo, , Spain

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Cadiz, , Spain

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Córdoba, , Spain

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

El Palmar, , Spain

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Esplugues Llobregat, , Spain

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Granada, , Spain

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Málaga, , Spain

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, , Spain

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Santiago de Compostela, , Spain

Site Status

Novo Nordisk Investigational Site

Seville, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Argente J, Gracia R, Ibanez L, Oliver A, Borrajo E, Vela A, Lopez-Siguero JP, Moreno ML, Rodriguez-Hierro F; Spanish SGA Working Group. Improvement in growth after two years of growth hormone therapy in very young children born small for gestational age and without spontaneous catch-up growth: results of a multicenter, controlled, randomized, open clinical trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Aug;92(8):3095-101. doi: 10.1210/jc.2007-0078. Epub 2007 May 29.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17536000 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://novonordisk-trials.com

Clinical Trials at Novo Nordisk

Other Identifiers

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GHRETARD-1106

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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