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临床试验/NCT01576861
NCT01576861已完成2 期

Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy in Chronic Heart Failure

Federico II University1 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 28 人开始时间: 2007年1月最近更新:
适应症
干预措施
相关药物

试验速览

阶段
2 期
状态
已完成
发起方
入组人数
28
试验地点
1
主要终点
Peak Oxygen Consumption

研究概览

简要总结

After the encouraging results of 6 months of Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Coexisting Growth Hormone Deficiency (NCT00591760) the investigators wanted to collect data about the long-term efficacy and safety of this kind of therapy.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
Single (Investigator)

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 80 Years(Adult, Older Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Chronic Heart Failure New York Heart Association functional class II to IV, secondary to ischemic or idiopathic cardiomyopathy
  • Age range 18-80 years
  • Stable medication for at least one month including beta-blockers that had to be started at least 5 months before entering the study
  • Left Ventricular ejection fraction 40% or less
  • Growth Hormone Deficiency (defined as a peak GH response to intravenous stimulation with GHRH + Arginine < 9 ng/ml)
  • Written Informed consent

排除标准

  • Acute proliferative or severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • Active malignancy
  • Evidence of progression or recurrence of an underlying intracranial tumor
  • Unstable Angina or recent myocardial infarction
  • Serum Creatinine levels > 2.5 mg/dl
  • Severe liver disease (Child-Pugh B-C)

研究组 & 干预措施

GH replacement

Experimental

Patients will receive 48 months of substitutive somatotropin (growth hormone) therapy at a dose of 0,012 mg/kg every second day, added to their background optimized CHF therapy

干预措施: Somatotropin (Drug)

结局指标

主要结局

Peak Oxygen Consumption

时间窗: after 48 months

Side effects

时间窗: Any side effects recorded after 6,24 and 48 months

次要结局

  • Quality of Life(after 48 months)
  • Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction(after 48 months)
  • Left Ventricular End-Systolic Volume(after 48 months)
  • Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Volume(after 48 months)

研究者

发起方
Federico II University
申办方类型
Other
责任方
Principal Investigator
主要研究者

Antonio Cittadini

Associate Professor

Federico II University

研究点 (1)

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