Neuromuscular Changes In Small For Gestational Age Children During Somatropin Therapy

NCT ID: NCT00625872

Last Updated: 2012-02-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

23 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-07-31

Study Completion Date

2011-03-31

Brief Summary

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The planned study focuses on the effect of a one year Somatropin treatment (0.035 mg/kg/d or 0.067 mg/kg/d) in short children born SGA on neuromuscular function and cognitive performance.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Growth Hormone Therapy Infant, Small for Gestational Age

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Treatment Group

Somatropin for 12 months

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Somatropin

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will be randomized at baseline in a 1:1 ratio into treatment group or control group. After six months the control group will undergo GH therapy with a higher dose of 0.067 mg/kg/day, too. All patients are treated with growth hormone for 12 months.

Control Group

In the first 6 months no intervention, afterwards Somatropin for 12 months

Group Type OTHER

Somatropin

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will be randomized at baseline in a 1:1 ratio into treatment group or control group. After six months the control group will undergo GH therapy with a higher dose of 0.067 mg/kg/day, too. All patients are treated with growth hormone for 12 months.

Interventions

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Somatropin

Patients will be randomized at baseline in a 1:1 ratio into treatment group or control group. After six months the control group will undergo GH therapy with a higher dose of 0.067 mg/kg/day, too. All patients are treated with growth hormone for 12 months.

Intervention Type DRUG

Somatropin

Patients will be randomized at baseline in a 1:1 ratio into treatment group or control group. After six months the control group will undergo GH therapy with a higher dose of 0.067 mg/kg/day, too. All patients are treated with growth hormone for 12 months.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Pre-pubertal boys between 6 and 10 years of age or girls between 6 and 9 years of age.
* Birth length- and/or birth weight-SDS adjusted to gestational age \< -2.0 (Voigt et al. 2002, Voigt et al. 2006 or Lawrence et al. 1989).
* Current height-SDS \< -2.5 (Brandt/Reinken 1992) and parental adjusted height-SDS below -1 (Hermanussen and Cole 2003).
* Growth velocity SDS \< 0 during the last year before inclusion (Brandt/Reinken 1988).

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe SGA (birth weight or length \< -4 SD) and clinically relevant dysmorphic features.
* Severe pre-maturity (GA \< 32 weeks of gestation).
* Severe perinatal complications like asphyxia, sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), respiratory distress syndrome, if associated with long-term sequelae (like short bowel syndrome, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), cerebral palsy etc).
* Inability to perform one- or two leg jumps from a standing position.
* Prior GH treatment.
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

10 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Pfizer CT.gov Call Center

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Pfizer

Locations

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Pfizer Investigational Site

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Pfizer Investigational Site

Bonn, , Germany

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Pfizer Investigational Site

Cologne, , Germany

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Pfizer Investigational Site

Datteln, , Germany

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Pfizer Investigational Site

Dresden, , Germany

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Pfizer Investigational Site

Erlangen, , Germany

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Pfizer Investigational Site

Essen, , Germany

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Pfizer Investigational Site

Heidelberg, , Germany

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Pfizer Investigational Site

Kiel, , Germany

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Pfizer Investigational Site

München, , Germany

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Countries

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Germany

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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A6281283

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id