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Phase 4 N=115 Treatment

Growth Hormone Treatment for the Prevention of Short Stature in Young Girls With Turner Syndrome Before the Age of 4 Years

Turner's Syndrome

Enrolled (actual)
115
Serious AEs
13.1%
Results posted
Dec 2018
Primary outcome: Primary: Height SDS at Year 4 — -1.35; -2.44 standard deviation score

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Interventions
r-hGH (Drug)
Age
Pediatric
Sex
Female
Sponsor
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Primary completion
Mar 1999

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Height SDS at Year 4
-1.35; -2.44
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Abnormal Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) Levels
1
SECONDARY
Difference Between Bone Age (BA) and Chronological Age (CA) (BA-CA)
-8.9; -8.7; -8.1
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Anti r-hGH Antibodies
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With Abnormal Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF1) Levels
46
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Who Reached Normal Height at Year 4
49

Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of recombinant human growth hormone (r-hGH) treatment in girls with Turner Syndrome under the age of 4 years. After 4 years of treatment, height in these girls will be compared with an historical control group of untreated girls with Turner Syndrome, matched for age and height at baseline.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Young girls with turner syndrome proved by karyotype
  • Growth hormone secretion confirmed with ornithin stimulation test
  • Normal glucidic metabolism confirmed by assessment of HbA1c
  • None associated severe pathology which could have impact on growth (i.e. renal insufficiency, decompensated heart failure)
  • No previous or associated treatment with anabolic or sexual steroids
  • Known parental height

Exclusion Criteria

  • Severe associated pathology with impact on growth
  • Concomitant treatment with impact on growth
  • Previous or associated treatment with anabolic steroids
  • Associated growth hormone deficiency
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01066052). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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