Status:
COMPLETED
Nutrients and Hormones: Effects in Boys With Disordered Growth
Lead Sponsor:
Nemours Children's Clinic
Collaborating Sponsors:
Genentech, Inc.
Conditions:
Constitutional Growth Delay
Nutrition Disorders
Eligibility:
MALE
7-10 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to find out if patients with constitutional delay of growth have a mismatch between energy intake and utilization (as measured by doubly labeled water) and to compare the i...
Detailed Description
Two groups of boys 7-10 years old who are very short and below average in weight but otherwise healthy will be studied. One group will be observed initially for 6 months and then receive GH injections...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Boys 7-10 years old who are very short and below average in weight but otherwise healthy.
- Delay in skeletal maturation \> 1 year.
Exclusion
- Growth hormone deficiency
- Chronic illness
- Participation in high endurance athletics
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00139451
Start Date
May 1 2004
End Date
September 1 2010
Last Update
October 12 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Nemours Children's Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32207