Clinical trials: Dwarfism
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)
Short Stature
IGF-1 Treatment for Individuals With Short Stature Due to PAPP-A2 Deficiency
With this study we want to investigate the pharmacokinetic (PK) effect of a single injection of rhIGF-1 in patients with PAPP-A2 mutations compared to heterozygous carriers and healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT02636270
- Testing
- Increlex
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Zinc; Deficiency With Anemia
Zinc and Iron in Children With Short Stature
Short stature is defined as height below 3rd centile or less than two standard deviations below the median height for that age and sex according to the population standard zinc and iron have important role in growth for children
- Trial name
- zincandiron (NCT03131349)
- Testing
- serum zinc and iron
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Acromegaly, Growth Hormone Deficiency
Inter-Assay Growth Hormone and IGF-I Variability
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the degree of variability in commercially available assays for Growth Hormone measurement in the context of clinical decision making for Growth Hormone (GH) deficiency and Acromegaly…
- Trial name
- NCT00638287
- Volunteers
- 171 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Growth Failure, Growth Hormone Deficiency
r-hGH Liquid Multidose Versus Freeze-dried Multidose Bioequivalence Trial
The primary objective of the trial was to assess the bioequivalence for two concentrations (5.83 mg/mL and 8 mg/mL) of the new r-hGH liquid multidose formulation using the r hGH freeze-dried multidose formulation (Saizen® 8 mg…
- Trial name
- NCT01034735
- Testing
- r-hGH liquid (Saizen), r-hGH freeze-dried
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- EMD Serono
Fitness
Fitness Level in Short Stature Children and After Growth Hormone Treatment
fitness and Physical activity will be evaluate in short stature children, using the Euro Fitness testing and the Wingate anaerobic test.
- Trial name
- NCT02977091
- Testing
- change in fitness level
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Nutritional Stunting, Growth Failure
Nutritional Stimulation of Growth in Children With Short Stature
Short stature is a frequent reason for referral to a pediatric endocrinology clinic. Short stature is especially prevalent among those with failure to thrive (whose weight is significantly below the average weight of his/her…
- Trial name
- NCT04226586
- Testing
- Essential Amino Acid (EAA) group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Oral Manifestations, Short Stature
Oral Manifestations in Egyptian Children With Short Stature
Children with short stature have been reported to show a higher prevalence of enamel hypoplasia, delayed tooth eruption, and malocclusion compared to children of normal growth status
- Trial name
- NCT06372366
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Safety Study of Syntropin (Human Growth Hormone) for the Treatment of Growth Hormone Deficiency
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of Syntropin (a human growth hormone) and to determine the serum concentration of IGF-1 after Syntropin injection.
- Trial name
- NCT00489294
- Testing
- Syntropin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Phage Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Thyroid Volume, Thyroid Ultrasound
Ultrasound Measurement of Thyroid Volume in Term Newborns
First, to date, no data are available on the thyroid volume of full-term newborns in Italy, making it essential to conduct studies to establish reference values for normality.
- Conditions
- Thyroid Volume, Thyroid Ultrasound, Congenital Hypothyroidism, Healthy Newborns
- Trial name
- NEOTIR (NCT07579988)
- Testing
- Thyroid ultrasound
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Congenital Hypothyroidism, Hearing Loss
The Prevalence of Hearing Loss Among Children With Congenital Hypothyroidism
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) occurs in 1:4000 live births. Neurological disturbances like speech delay, motor delay and lower IQ were reported in children with CH.
- Trial name
- NCT01223638
- Testing
- Audiometry
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Short Stature, Growth Disorders
Testing the Feasibility of a Novel Growth Monitoring Smartphone App
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the acceptability, feasibility, accuracy and precision of the 'GrowthMonitor' smartphone app in a pilot population.
- Trial name
- NCT05829252
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Short Stature, Growth Disorder
Genetic Causes of Growth Disorders
Background: Some growth disorders are caused by a change in genes. Genes are the instructions the body uses to function. Changes in genes often cause them not to work correctly.
- Conditions
- Short Stature, Growth Disorder, Syndromic Growth Disorder, Tall Stature
- Trial name
- NCT02311322
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 334 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Obesity, Growth Hormone
Prevalence and Cardiovascular Effects of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Abdominal Obesity
Obesity is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular-related diseases, including diabetes and heart disease. Obesity, and more specifically abdominal obesity, may cause decreased growth hormone (GH) levels.
- Trial name
- NCT00562796
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Skeletal Disorders
Study of Skeletal Disorders
Background: There are 461 conditions that affect the bones (skeletal disorders). Many of these are not well understood and do not have any specific treatments. Researchers want to collect more data about these conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT05031507
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Achondroplasia
A Study to Evaluate Safety and Tolerability of BMN 111 Administered to Healthy Adult Volunteers
The purpose of this study is to measure how much of the study drug gets into the blood- stream and how long it takes the body to get rid of it when given as a single dose.
- Trial name
- NCT01590446
- Testing
- BMN 111, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical
Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital, Congenital Hypothyroidism
Clinical Evaluation of NeoPlex4 Assay and NeoPlex System
The purpose of this study is to assess the agreement of clinical performance between the proposed NeoPlex 4 assay and NeoPlex System and the comparator devices in clinical use in newborn screening programs for detection of T4…
- Conditions
- Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital, Congenital Hypothyroidism, Cystic Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT01488721
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7,462 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Luminex Corporation
Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia
Palliative Care Needs of Children With Rare Diseases and Their Families
The palliative care needs of family caregivers of children with rare diseases and their children are largely unmet, including the need for support to prepare for future medical decision making.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia, Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency, CHARGE Syndrome
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT06938542)
- Testing
- Family Centered pediatric palliative care for family caregivers of children with rare diseases.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Short Stature, Obesity, Childhood
Growth Hormone Secretion Following the Anaerobic Exercise
Proper growth in children is a complex process regulated by a combination of genetic, nutritional, environmental, hormonal, and others. Growth hormone (GH) is the main hormone regulating the growth from childhood to adulthood.
- Trial name
- NCT01934270
- Testing
- Anaerobic Test
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
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