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Efficiency and Safety Study of Pegylated Somatropin to Treat Growth Hormone Deficiency Children

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Registration Number
NCT01342146
Lead Sponsor
Changchun GeneScience Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Brief Summary

The purpose of the multicenter, randomized, open-label, controlled phase II study is to determine whether pegylated recombinant human growth hormone is effective in the treatment of children with growth hormone deficiency.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
101
Inclusion Criteria
  • have a height less than two standard deviations (SD) below the median height for individuals of the same age or height, a growth velocity (GV) ≤4 cm/yr, a GH peak concentration <7 ng/ml in two different provocative tests, a bone age (BA; ≤9 years in girls and ≤10 years in boys) at least 2 years less than his/her chronological age (CA);
  • be in preadolescence (Tanner stage 1) and have a CA >3 years;
  • have a height value recorded 3 months before the start of GH treatment to calculate pre-treatment GV;
  • receive no prior GH treatment.
  • sign informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • patients with severe cardiopulmonary
  • patients with hematological diseases
  • a current or past history of malignant tumors
  • immunodeficiency diseases
  • mental diseases
  • patients positive for hepatitis B e-antibody (HBeAb)
  • hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)
  • hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)
  • patients with other growth disorders, such as Turner syndrome
  • constitutional delay of growth and puberty, and Laron syndrome

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Growth velocity25 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
height standard deviation score for chronological age (Ht SDSCA)25 weeks
IGFBP325 weeks
IGF-125 weeks
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