Small stature secondary to growth hormone insufficiency deficiency
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Small stature due to growth hormone deficiency • Age: girls of under 10 years of age and boys of under 12 • Height = -2 SD or =65 years) no F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Prior or current treatment with GH • Presence of an active tumour; a lapse of at least 12 months will be required since tumour treatment • Current corticosteroid treatment other than substitution treatment or use of an inhaled corticosteroid • Insulin-dependent diabetes (according to the WHO definition), or other chronic, severe disease • Small stature for other reasons than growth hormone deficiency • Peutz-Jeghers syndrome or a family history of colon cancer
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary Objective: Tolerance and acceptability;Primary end point(s): 1. Increase in growth rate over 12 month 2. Increase in levels of IGF-1 levels and growth hormone dependent markers (Acid-Labile Subunit (ALS), IGFBP-3) ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 1. Over 12 months 2. Every 6 months ;Main Objective: Evaluate the efficacy and tolerance of Omnitrope® 3,3 mg/ml solution fo injection, administered at a dose of 0,23 mg/kg/s on a clinical, biological and immunological level | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary end point(s): 1. Local tolerance at injection site and in general 2. Acceptability of injection pen and tolerance of injections 3. Systemic tolerance by laboratory test results and adverse events 4. Immunologic tolerance by assessing the formation of anti-growth-hormone antibodies ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 1. At each visit 2. After 12 months 3. Every 6 months 4. At inclusion and after 6 and 12 months | — |
Countries
France
Contacts
Hexal AG (a Sandoz company)