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A randomized, double-blind multi-center clinical study on the improvement of height in short children by bifidobacterium animalis lactobacillus subspecies BL-11

A randomized, double-blind multi-center clinical study on the improvement of height in short children by bifidobacterium animalis lactobacillus subspecies BL-11

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400092999
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-11-27
Start date
2024-11-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

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Conditions

ISS

Interventions

control group:Placebo
test group:Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BL-11

Sponsors

Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College ,Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 9 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Pre-pubertal patients (Tanner stage I, boys 3 years old = 10.0ng/ml confirmed by two different drugs GH stimulation test; 5) Bone age (BA)-chronological age (CA) = 24 weeks; and 3) height at screening below the 3rd percentile of height for children of the same age and sex. 3).Turner syndrome: 1) Karyotype: 45,X,45,X/46,XXqi,45,X/46,XXr,45,X/46,XX,46,XXqi,46,XXpi,45,X/47,XXX,46,XXp-,45,X/46,XXp-,46,XXq-, 45X/46,XXq-, 45X/46, 45Xq-, 45X/46,XXq-, etc; 2) Having at least one specific somatic feature: including low posterior hairline, facial skin pigmentation nevus, neck webbing, short neck, ear position, etc; 2) Having at least one specific somatic feature: including low posterior hairline, facial skin pigmentation nevus, neck webbing, short neck, short neck, short neck, ear position, etc. X/46,XX/47,XXX, etc.; 2) have at least one specific physical characteristic including, but not limited to, low posterior hairline, facial skin pigmented nevus, webbed neck, short neck, low-set ears, small jaw, high palatal arches, peltate, wide breast spacing, valgus, valgus, valgus, short 4th and 5th metacarpals, nail dysplasia, scoliosis, ptosis, squint, and cardiovascular system abnormalities such as aortic stenosis, bileaflet aortic valve, hypertension, reproductive system anomalies such as primary glandular insufficiency, renal malformations, hypothyroidism, and middle ear pathology, etc.; 3) Height below the 3rd percentile of normal height for children of the same age and sex at the time of screening.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Small for gestational age: children with diagnosed or suspected Bloom syndrome; 2. Turner syndrome: the presence of Y chromosomes or segments derived from Y chromosomes; 3. Those whose epiphyses have closed; 4. Patients with diagnosed or highly suspected growth hormone deficiency (GHD) and other types of growth abnormalities: e.g., Noonan syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Russell-Silver syndrome; 5. Those who have received systemic (more than 1 month) growth-promoting therapies, including but not limited to rhGH, aromatase inhibitors, and sex hormones; 6. Are receiving or require long-term administration of other treatments that may have an effect on growth, including but not limited to glucocorticoids, methylphenidate; 7. Those with abnormal values of liver and kidney function (ALT > 1.5 ULN, Cr > 1 ULN); 8. Suffer from chronic infectious diseases: such as chronic hepatitis B, AIDS or tuberculosis; 9. Severe allergies or hypersensitivity to growth hormone or its excipients such as mannitol, lysine, and sodium chloride; 10. Persons with a history of prior malignancy or current active malignancy, including intracranial tumors; 11. Individuals with abnormal glucose regulation (including abnormal fasting glucose and/or abnormal glucose tolerance) or diabetes mellitus; 12. Persons with mental illness or a family history of mental illness; 13. Suffer from chronic systemic diseases such as malnutrition, immunocompromised individuals, asthma, etc; 14. Those with congenital intracranial hypertension; 15. Those with slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE); 16. Scoliosis greater than 15°; 17. those who have participated (as a subject) in a clinical trial of any drug within 3 months prior to screening and have received a pharmacologic intervention; 18. Those who, in the opinion of the investigator, have other factors that make participation in this trial inappropriate.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Ht SDS;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
bone metabolism;hypoglycemia;blood routine examination;blood biochemistry;IGFBP-3;HV;BA/CA;IGF-1;weight;oral bacterial flora;intestinal flora;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXiaoping Luo

Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

xpluo@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn+86 27 8366 3712

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026