Status:

COMPLETED

The Effect of Growth Hormone in Very Young Girls With Turner Syndrome

Lead Sponsor:

Eli Lilly and Company

Conditions:

Turner Syndrome

Eligibility:

FEMALE

9-4 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This study investigated the effect of growth hormone on the growth of infants and toddlers with Turner syndrome during 2 years of treatment with growth hormone. This was compared with the growth of in...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Karyotype-proven Turner syndrome that included a documented abnormality of the short arm of an X chromosome.
  • At least 9 months of age and not greater than 4 years of age.
  • Normal values for age for hemoglobin, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and urinalysis (office dipstick is adequate), performed prior to study entry.
  • If there was a known history of hypothyroidism, then adequate thyroid hormone replacement must have been taken for at least 6 months prior to study entry.

Exclusion

  • Current or previous treatment with any therapy that may have directly influenced growth, including growth hormone, growth hormone-releasing hormone, estrogens and anabolic steroids such as oxandrolone. This included previous completion of, or withdrawal from, this study or any other study investigating therapeutic uses of growth hormone or growth hormone-releasing hormone.
  • Chronic treatment with systemic glucocorticoids in supra-physiological doses.
  • Treatment with potential growth-influencing medications such as methylphenidate (Ritalin), pemoline (Cylert), and amphetamines, at, or within 3 months prior to, study entry.
  • Presence of any Y chromosome component in the karyotype if gonads were in situ. Subjects whose karyotype contained Y chromatin, but who had undergone gonadectomy, were eligible to enter the study.
  • Presence of any additional known autosomal abnormality.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 1999

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

August 1 2003

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00406926

Start Date

August 1 1999

End Date

August 1 2003

Last Update

December 4 2006

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Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027

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Stanford, California, United States, 94305

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Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218

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Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06106