Clinical trials: Growth Hormone Deficiency
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
Growing up With the Young Endocrine Support System (YESS!)
Transition from paediatric to adult endocrinology is a challenge for adolescents, families and doctors. Up to 25% of young adults with chronic endocrine disorders are lost to follow-up ('drop-out') once the young adult moves out…
- Conditions
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism, Growth Hormone Deficiency, Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency
- Trial name
- YESS (NCT04252001)
- Testing
- YESS! game, Snake '97, Transition-toolkit
- Where
- 7 sites in Belgium, Netherlands and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- dr. Laura C. G. de Graaff-Herder
Traumatic Brain Injury
Growth Hormone and Insulin Growth Factor 1 Deficiencies in Children/Adolescents Following Traumatic Brain Injury: The Impact on Growth and Neuropsychological Development
The purpose of this study is to look at the relationship between growth hormones, and recovery from a TBI - traumatic brain injury. It is believed that a TBI may interfere with the body's ability to produce growth hormones.
- Trial name
- NCT00929045
- Testing
- Growth Hormone Replacement
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Hypogonadism, Precocious Puberty
Study of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Pulse Frequency in Sexual Maturation and in the Menstrual Cycle
OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the sleep-entrained patterns of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and sex steroid secretion in normal and hypogonadal children. II.
- Trial name
- NCT00004335
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Growth Hormone Deficiency, Attention Deficit Disorder
The Impact of the Use of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone on ADHD Characteristics in Children and Adolescents
Analysis of the short-and long-term impact of recombinant growth hormone on attention deficit and hyperactivity charachteristics in children and adolescents.
- Conditions
- Growth Hormone Deficiency, Attention Deficit Disorder, Idiopathic Short Stature
- Trial name
- NCT02973061
- Testing
- Questionnaires
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Growth Disorders, Growth Failure
Randomized Clinical Trial of Two Different Initial Growth Hormone Doses in Children
A prospective, randomized, open-label single-blinded study of 50 subjects with growth hormone deficiency, ages 5 to 15 years in which 25 subjects will initiate rhGH therapy at 0.3mg/kg/week and the remaining 25 subjects will…
- Conditions
- Growth Disorders, Growth Failure, Growth Hormone Treatment, Growth
- Trial name
- NCT06103513
- Testing
- Somatropin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Growth Hormone Deficiency
The AgRP and GH/IGF-1 Axis in Children
Recent data support the existence of a GH-Agouti-related peptide (AgRP) axis. The neuropeptide AgRP promotes food intake and has important effects on energy homeostasis.
- Trial name
- NCT05645211
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Gene Expression in Monocytes of Growth Hormone Deficient Children
The Growth hormone (GH) is mainly synthesized in the anterior portion of the pituitary gland and has an effect on different body areas.
- Trial name
- GEMGH (NCT04352712)
- Testing
- blood sampling
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salerno
Growth Hormone Deficiency
304-C03/L3301n: Effects of Growth Hormone on Glucose and Protein Metabolism in Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency
The purpose of the proposed study is to investigate the effects of rhGH treatment on glucose, protein and fat metabolism in GHD children.
- Trial name
- NCT00362063
- Testing
- growth hormone (Nutropin)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Loss of Chromosome 18q, Growth Hormone Deficiency
Growth Hormone and Chromosome 18q- and Abnormal Growth
We, the investigators at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, want to learn if height and IQ (intelligence quotient) scores are improved by growth hormone (GH) treatment in children with chromosome 18…
- Trial name
- NCT00134420
- Testing
- Nutropin AQ, Arginine and Clonidine Stimulation Testing, Growth Factors Laboratory Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Hypotonia-Cystinuria Syndrome, Muscle Hypotonia
PREPL in Health and Disease
Evaluation of PREPL activity in healthy controls and known or possible PREPL deficient patients
- Conditions
- Hypotonia-Cystinuria Syndrome, Muscle Hypotonia, Healthy Volunteers, Dwarfism, Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Trial name
- PHD (NCT02263781)
- Testing
- Blood draw, muscle biopsy
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Growth Hormone Treatment, Adrenal; Functional Disturbance
Adrenal Function in GHD Children
To evaluate in children affected by idiopathic GHD the adrenal function both at baseline and after 6 and 12 months of GH treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT03203356
- Testing
- growth hormone
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Palermo
Growth Hormone Deficiency, Idiopathic Short Stature
Skeletal Muscle Effects of GH in Boys
The purpose of the study is to measure the functional effects of recombinant GH in skeletal muscle, in addition to growth promotion, in short prepubertal boys with either growth hormone deficiency or idiopathic short stature.
- Trial name
- NCT04020913
- Testing
- Somatropin injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Obesity, Short Stature
Free Fatty Acids, Body Weight, and Growth Hormones Secretion in Children
Background: Overweight and obese children and adults often have lower levels of growth hormone in the blood. Regulation of growth hormone may be tied to weight and free fatty acids in the blood.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Short Stature, Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT01237041
- Testing
- Niacin First, Dose-Establishing Study 1 Niacin 250mg, Dose-Establishing Study 1 Niacin 500mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Chromosome Aberrations, Growth Hormone Deficiency
Chromosome 18 Clinical Research Center
Our vision, that of the researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, is that every person with a chromosome 18 abnormality will have an autonomous and healthy life.
- Conditions
- Chromosome Aberrations, Growth Hormone Deficiency, Hypomyelination
- Trial name
- Chromosome18 (NCT00227253)
- Testing
- Determination of growth hormone status, Measurement of growth, thyroid and sex hormone levels, Behavior and neuropsychometric evaluations
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)
Development of a Personalized Growth Hormone Treatment Profile (PGTP) Report for Pediatric Endocrinology
The goal of this observational study is to learn how to make growth hormone treatment more personalized for children. The main questions it aims to answer are: How can information about treatment adherence and patient experiences…
- Trial name
- PGTP (NCT06830525)
- Testing
- ACDP® and growth hormone treatment
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Luis Fernandez Luque
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Diagnosing Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency
The purpose of this study was to validate the growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) plus arginine (GHRH+arg) stimulation test and it´s cut-off limits for diagnosis of adult growth hormone deficiency using the growth hormone…
- Trial name
- NCT03018886
- Testing
- GHRH plus arginine test
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Sexually Dimorphic Effects of GHRH in Adult Growth Hormone Testing
Specific Aim 1 Healthy male and female subjects and growth hormone (GH) deficient subjects display sexually dimorphic GH responses to GHRH administration Specific Aim 2 GH responses to GHRH in both healthy controls and in GH…
- Trial name
- NCT00324064
- Testing
- GHRH/arginine stimulation testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Short Stature, Growth Hormone Deficiency
The IGFBP-3 Stimulation Test: A New Tool for the Diagnosis of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children.
This project is designed to answer the question: Is there an acute IGFBP-3 response in normal children? Our specific hypothesis states that under the influence of growth hormone secretagogues, intact IGFBP-3 molecule will undergo…
- Trial name
- NCT00235599
- Testing
- IGFBP-3 Stimulation Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Diagnosis of GHD With IGF-I/IGFBP-3 Ratio
Growth Hormone (GH) Deficiency & Insulin Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-I)/ Insulin Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 (IGFBP-3) Ratio
A 35-month cross-sectional observational study was conducted at an outpatient university hospital in Amman, Jordan. We obtained a comprehensive medical and laboratory evaluation for 134 short-statured children (64 boys and 70…
- Trial name
- NCT02424240
- Testing
- IGF-1/IGFBP-3 ratio
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Jordan