Status:

COMPLETED

A Post-Marketing Study of the Immunogenicity of Somatropin (Ribosomal Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid [rDNA] Origin) Injection (Nutropin AQ®) in Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency

Lead Sponsor:

Genentech, Inc.

Conditions:

Growth Hormone Deficiency

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-14 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This is a Phase IV, multicenter, open-label, single-arm study of somatropin (rDNA origin) (Nutropin AQ v1.1) in pre-pubertal children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) naïve to prior recombinant hu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Bone age less than equal to (\</=) 9 years (females) or \</= 11 years (males) as determined by X-ray of the left hand and wrist using Greulich and Pyle method and obtained within the 12 months prior to enrollment
  • Prepubertal (Tanner I) males and females by physical examination
  • Diagnosis of GHD (stimulated GH less than \[\<\] 10 nanograms per milliliter \[ng/mL\]) by two standard pharmacologic tests obtained up to 12 months prior to informed consent/assent
  • Normal thyroid function test within the 12 months prior to informed consent/assent
  • Normal complete blood counts within 12 months prior to informed consent/assent
  • Documentation of prior height and weight measurements, with height standard deviation score (SDS) \</= 5th percentile for idiopathic isolated GHD participants

Exclusion

  • Any previous rhGH treatment
  • Short stature etiologies other than GHD
  • Acute critical illness or uncontrolled chronic illness, which in the opinion of the investigator and medical monitor, would interfere with participation in this study, interpretation of the data, or pose a risk to participant safety
  • Chronic illnesses such as inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, heart disease, and diabetes
  • Bone diseases such as achondroplasia or hypochondroplasia, intracranial tumor, irradiation, and traumatic brain injury
  • Participants receiving oral or inhaled chronic corticosteroid therapy (greater than \[\>\] 3 months) for other medical conditions other than central adrenal insufficiency
  • Participants who require higher (2 times or greater than maintenance) doses of corticosteroids for more than 5 days in the 6 months prior to enrollment in the study
  • Participants with active malignancy or any other condition that the investigator believes would pose a significant hazard to the participant if rhGH were initiated
  • Females with Turner syndrome regardless of their GH status
  • Prader-Willi syndrome regardless of GH status
  • Born small for gestational age regardless of GH status
  • Presence of scoliosis requiring monitoring
  • Previous participation in another clinical trial or investigation of GH, treatment for growth failure, or treatment with a biologic agent
  • Participants with closed epiphyses
  • Participants with a known hypersensitivity to somatropin, excipients, or diluent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 31 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 8 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

82 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02311894

Start Date

March 31 2015

End Date

November 8 2017

Last Update

January 8 2019

Active Locations (33)

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Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72202

2

Children'S Hospital of Orange County

Orange, California, United States, 92868-3874

3

Center of Excellence in Diabetes & Endocrinology

Sacramento, California, United States, 95821

4

San Diego Medical Group; Pediatric Endocrinology

San Diego, California, United States, 92123