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Efficacy and Safety of Polyethylene Glycol Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (PEG-rhGH) in Prepubertal Children with Idiopathic Short Stature

Efficacy and Safety of Polyethylene Glycol Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (PEG-rhGH) in Prepubertal Children with Idiopathic Short Stature

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500112206
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-11-11
Start date
2025-11-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

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Conditions

Idiopathic Short Stature

Interventions

Sponsors

Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
4 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age: >=4 years; 2. At screening, absolute height is below the 3rd percentile for normal children of the same age and sex; 3. Children prior to puberty (Tanner stage I) (refer to Appendix 1: Stages of Pubertal Development); 4. Patients currently receiving PEG-rhGH treatment with an initial dose of 0.22 mg/kg/w (initial dose defined as the first injection dose of PEG-rhGH administered); 5. Voluntary informed consent signed by the subject or their legal guardian.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals with known severe hypersensitivity or allergies to the investigational medicinal product or excipients used in this study; 2. Patients with confirmed malignancies or those at high risk of malignancy (based on a comprehensive assessment of tumour markers and other relevant information); 3. Confirmed diagnosis of other growth disorders, such as Turner syndrome, Noonan syndrome, Laron syndrome, growth hormone receptor deficiency, small for gestational age with short stature, growth retardation due to malnutrition, or growth retardation due to hypothyroidism; females with height below the mean height for age and sex minus 2.0 SDS who have not been excluded for chromosomal abnormalities; 4. Previous treatment with other formulations of recombinant human growth hormone; 5. Other circumstances deemed unsuitable for inclusion in this clinical trial by the investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in height standard deviation score at one year of treatment;Bone maturation status;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Changes in annual growth rate at one year of treatment;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYao Huang

Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province

hyhuohuo123@163.com+86 138 5860 8181

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026