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Efficacy of Somatropin in Adult Patients With Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency

Phase 3
Terminated
Conditions
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT00630487
Lead Sponsor
Pfizer
Brief Summary

The study will investigate the effect on growth hormone replacement in patients with isolated growth hormone deficiency on body composition, especially visceral fat mass.

Detailed Description

The study was terminated on 15-Dec-2008 due to poor recruitment. Although 9 Patients were enrolled, no patient was randomized nor treated with somatropin. No safety reasons contributed to the termination.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
9
Inclusion Criteria
  • Males and females between 18 and 65 years of age
  • Isolated growth hormone deficiency
Exclusion Criteria
  • Isolated growth hormone deficiency by childhood onset
  • Diabetes mellitus type 1 or 2

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PlaceboPlacebo-
VerumSomatropin-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change of Visceral Fat Mass Assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanning (MRI)Baseline, 52 weeks

Fat measurements carried out with the subjects lying in a supine position in a MRI scanner. Measurements of regional body fat obtained between the level of the coccygeal bone and the 2nd or 3rd lumbar vertebra.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Visceral Fat Mass in SubgroupsBaseline, 52 weeks, 78 weeks

Change in visceral fat mass in subgroups. Subgroup 1: isolated GHD due to surgery and/or irradiation of pituitary adenoma and suprasellar tumors. Subgroup 2: history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) or subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).

Change From Baseline in Anthropometric Parameters (Height)Baseline, 52 weeks, 78 weeks
Change From Baseline in Anthropometric Parameters (Weight)Baseline, 52 weeks, 78 weeks
Change From Baseline in Anthropometric Parameters (Waist Circumference)Baseline, 52 weeks, 78 weeks
Change From Baseline in Alertness (Testbatterie Zur Aufmerksamkeitsprüfung [TAP]) and Memory (Auditory Verbal Learning Test [AVLT])Baseline, Week 52, Week 78

Alertness: software-based neuropsychological assessment for response time and errors. Memory: analysis of learning and retention using 5-trial presentation of 15-word list (A), single presentation of interference list (B), 2 postinterference recall trials - 1 immediate, 1 delayed - and recognition of the target words with distractors (C). Performance variables were immediate word span under overload conditions, final acquisition level, amount learned in 5 trials, interference, delayed recall, and recognition (implicit learning).

Change From Baseline in Blood PressureBaseline, Week 52, Week 78

Blood pressure was measured seated, the subject's arm supported at the level of the heart, and recorded to the nearest mm Hg. The same arm (preferably the dominant arm) was used throughout the trial. The subject was seated for 5 minutes before the blood pressure was obtained. Use of an automated device could have been used for measuring blood pressure.

Change From Baseline in Heart RateBaseline, Week 52, Week 78

The use of an automated device for measuring pulse rate was acceptable, although, when done manually, pulse rate was measured in the brachial/radial artery for at least 30 seconds.

Change in Executive Function and Memory in SubgroupsBaseline, Week 52, Week 78

Change in executive function and memory in subgroups. Subgroup 1: isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)due to surgery and/or irradiation of pituitary adenoma and suprasellar tumors. Subgroup 2: history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) or subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Median reaction time, the total number of errors, the number of omissions and the number of false positive reactions.

Change From Baseline in Safety Laboratory AssessmentsBaseline, Week 52, Week 78

Prespecified safety laboratory assessments evaluated for change or no change from baseline. Possible responses were Yes/No.

Change From Baseline in Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA)-IndexBaseline, Week 52, Week 78

HOMA index is calculated by 1 of 2 methods: HOMA-Index = fasting insulin measured in microunits per milliliter (µU/ml) times fasting glucose measured in milligrams per deciliter mg/dl) divided by 405 or HOMA-Index = fasting insulin (µU/ml) times fasting glucose measured in millimoles per liter (mmol/l) divided by 22.5.

Change From Baseline in Quality of Life Assessment of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults (QoL-AGHDA)Baseline, Week 52, Week 78

Participant self administered questionnaire consisting of 25 items that evoke yes or no answers. A score of 1 is given to each item affirmed and these are summed to give the total score. The maximum score is 25, which represents a poor quality of life. The minimum score is 0, which represents a good quality of life.

Change From Baseline in Short Form (36) Health Survey (SF36)Baseline, Week 52, Week 78

Participant self administered questionnaire that measures each of the following eight health concepts: Physical Functioning (PF); Role-Physical (RP); Bodily Pain (BP); General Health (GH); Vitality (VT); Social Functioning (SF); Role-Emotional (RE); Mental Health (MH) as well as a reported Health Transition item (HT). Scale range 0 to 100, higher scores indicate a better health-related quality of life.

Change From Baseline in European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D)Baseline, Week 52, Week 78

Participant self-administered questionnaire EQ-5D, a 2 part generic health status instrument. The first part consists of 5 descriptors of current health state: mobility, self care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Scores are assigned on a three-level scale (1= no problem, 2= some problem, 3= extreme problem). The second part was an overall rating of the participant's current health state using a 20 cm Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) with endpoints labelled 'best imaginable health state' and 'worst imaginable health state'.

Change From Baseline in Cardiovascular Risk FactorsBaseline, Week 52, Week 78

Change in values of laboratory tests indicative of possible cardiovascular risk factors: high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), triglycerides, N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pfizer Investigational Site

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Muenchen, Germany

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