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Growth hormone deficiency and clotting

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Patients with hypothalamo-pituitary pathology, proven to be severely growth hormone deficient
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Idiopathic growth hormone deficiency
Registration Number
ISRCTN59234325
Lead Sponsor
eeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
140
Inclusion Criteria

1. Able to give written consent
2. Adults over age 18 years, and of either gender with confirmed GHD (insulin stimulation test <3 ug/L)
3. Other hormone replacement therapy stable for at least three months

Exclusion Criteria

1. Active malignancy
2. An acute vascular event within three months of the study
3. Any therapy other than hormone replacement
4. Serum creatinine >120 mol/l
5. Abnormal liver function tests (LFTs) [alanine transaminase (ALT) >3 fold upper limit of normal]

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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