Clinical trials: Hypothalamic Diseases
Hypothalamic Obesity
Open-Label Study of Setmelanotide in Hypothalamic Obesity
Open-label, single-arm study designed to evaluate the body weight response to setmelanotide administered subcutaneously (SC) daily in participants with hypothalamic obesity (HO).
- Trial name
- NCT04725240
- Testing
- Setmelanotide
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma
Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Children With Central Nervous System Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Lymphoma, Neuroblastoma, Retinoblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00053118
- Testing
- filgrastim, carboplatin, etoposide
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Phase 2 Study of LUM-201 in Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency (OraGrowtH210 Trial)
This is a multi-national trial. The goals of the trial are to study LUM-201 as a possible treatment for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency (PGHD) and investigate a predictive enrichment marker (PEM) strategy to select subjects…
- Trial name
- OraGrowtH210 (NCT04614337)
- Testing
- LUM-201, rhGH Norditropin® pen (34 µg/kg)
- Where
- 43 sites in United States, Australia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Lumos Pharma
Hyperprolactinemia
Aripiprazole and Prolactin Study
Antipsychotic medicines are used routinely in people with severe mental illness or learning disability. Antipsychotics often induce hyperprolactinemia (high prolactin level) and in almost all women, and some men, this causes…
- Trial name
- APS (NCT01085383)
- Testing
- Aripiprazole
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Hypothalamic Obesity, Hypothalamic Tumor
Efficacy and Safety of Phentermine/Topiramate in Youth With Hypothalamic Obesity
Hypothalamic obesity (HO) refers to the substantial weight gain that often complicates hypothalamic brain tumors. Children with this treatment-recalcitrant form of obesity have excess rates of metabolic sequelae compared to…
- Conditions
- Hypothalamic Obesity, Hypothalamic Tumor, Craniopharyngioma
- Trial name
- NCT06299891
- Testing
- Phentermine / Topiramate Extended Release Oral Capsule [Qsymia]
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Chordoma
Polyvinylpyrrolidone-Sodium Hyaluronate Gel in Reducing Pain From Oral Mucositis in Young Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: Polyvinylpyrrolidone-sodium hyaluronate gel may lessen the pain of oral mucositis, or mouth sores, in patients undergoing treatment for cancer.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Chordoma, Kidney Cancer, Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT00349024
- Testing
- polyvinylpyrrolidone-sodium hyaluronate gel
- Where
- 21 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Endocrine; Deficiency, Hypothalamo-Pituitary Disorder
Brain Irradiation for Childhood Cancer - Endocrine Monitoring During the First Years
BICHE- 1: Brain Irradiation for Childhood cancer - Endocrine monitoring during the first five years is a study of endocrine monitoring after cerebral radiotherapy.
- Conditions
- Endocrine; Deficiency, Hypothalamo-Pituitary Disorder, Radiotherapy Side Effect
- Trial name
- BIChE-1 (NCT06618703)
- Testing
- Blood sample, urine sample, osteodensitometry
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Temozolomide, Vincristine, and Irinotecan in Treating Young Patients With Refractory Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, vincristine, and irinotecan, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00138216
- Testing
- irinotecan hydrochloride, temozolomide, vincristine sulfate
- Where
- 18 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Pituitary Tumor
PITUItary Carcinoma or Aggressive Tumors REgistry -Lyon
The purpose of this study is to observe predictors of pituitary tumor recurrence and markers of persistent disease activity through computerized collection of comprehensive demographic, therapeutic, pathologic and outcome…
- Trial name
- PITUICARE-Lyon (NCT02854228)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Exploring Interactions Between Growth Hormone and the Microbiome
The goal of this study is to characterize the microbiome and metabolomics of children with Growth Hormone (GH) deficiency, prior GH treatment initiation and compare it to healthy children
- Trial name
- NCT03327207
- Testing
- Non Interventional
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Growth Hormone Deficiency, Panhypopituitarism
Growth Hormone and Endothelial Function in Children
Objective: This study is designed to determine whether growth hormone treatment in children 8 to 18 years of age alters function of the lining of the arteries.
- Conditions
- Growth Hormone Deficiency, Panhypopituitarism, Short Stature
- Trial name
- NCT00373386
- Testing
- growth hormone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Use of miRNAs in Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)
This study aims at improving knowledge about the diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) and treatment with growth hormone (GH), with the goal of providing information on the presence of new biomarkers, such as miRNAs, for…
- Trial name
- GH-miRNA2 (NCT06455956)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Parma
Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Choriocarcinoma
Vorinostat and Temozolomide in Treating Young Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Primary Brain Tumors or Spinal Cord Tumors
This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of vorinostat when given together with temozolomide in treating young patients with relapsed or refractory primary brain tumors or spinal cord tumors.
- Conditions
- Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Choriocarcinoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Germinoma
- Trial name
- NCT01076530
- Testing
- vorinostat, temozolomide, diagnostic laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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
Hyperprolactinemia
Characterization of Macroprolactinemia
The purpose of this study is to clarify the nature of macroprolactin which has recently been highlighted because of the high prevalence and a diagnostic pitfall of hyperprolactinemia.
- Trial name
- NCT00436111
- Where
- Japan
- Sponsor
- Kansai Medical University
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
The Relationship of PRL and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in Taiwan's Women
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder of reproductive-age women. According to Rotterdam 2003 criteria: at least two of three criteria are met, hyperandrogenism, chronic anovulation, and…
- Trial name
- NCT01117272
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 474 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
Growth Hormone Deficiency
A Post-Authorisation Safety Study (PASS) of Patients Treated With Lonapegsomatropin
The goal of this study is to further characterise the potential long-term safety risks of lonapegsomatropin in patients treated with lonapegsomatropin under real-world conditions in the post-marketing setting.
- Trial name
- SkyPASS (NCT05775523)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- 27 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Division A/S
Childhood High-grade Cerebral Astrocytoma, Childhood Oligodendroglioma
Tipifarnib in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Progressive High-Grade Glioma, Medulloblastoma, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor, or Brain Stem Glioma
This phase II trial is studying how well tipifarnib works in treating young patients with recurrent or progressive high-grade glioma, medulloblastoma, primitive neuroectodermal tumor, or brain stem glioma.
- Conditions
- Childhood High-grade Cerebral Astrocytoma, Childhood Oligodendroglioma, Recurrent Childhood Brain Stem Glioma, Recurrent Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT00070525
- Testing
- tipifarnib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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)