Status:

RECRUITING

A Trial of Chinese Traditional Medicine Combining With Intradermal Acupuncture for Treating Precocious Puberty

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Hospital of Fudan University

Conditions:

Precocious Puberty

Treatment

Eligibility:

FEMALE

4-9 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

A randomized controlled study will be conducted to evaluate the therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine and acupoints stimulation on children with idiopathic precocious puberty.

Detailed Description

Traditional Chinese medicine is effective for precocious puberty which is mild or moderate, but not effective for the one that is severe and rapidly progressing. Acupuncture can effectively regulate s...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Girls are diagnosed as Idiopathic precocious puberty, and their age of onset ≤7.5years;
  • Tanner stages of breast in female patients ≤ Tanner III stage, diameters of mammillary nucleus ≤ 3cm; •B-type ultrasonography: the volume of uterus≥ 3ml, the volume of ovary≥1.5ml, the diameter of follicle≥4mm;
  • Bone age: compared the chronological age, the bone age is less than 1 year and the bone age \<10 years old;
  • No GnRH analogs or Sex hormones were administrated in the past; and All above are needed at the same time.

Exclusion

  • Precocity caused by the central nervous system organic diseases;
  • Precocious precocity caused by congenital hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, adrenal tumor and ovarian or testicular neoplasms as well as McCune-Albright syndrome, etc;
  • Precocious precocity with a family history of diseases such as tumor, leukemia, diabetes, systemic lupus erythematous;
  • Pseudo sexual precocity and partial precocious puberty.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 15 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

170 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06510764

Start Date

September 15 2024

End Date

July 1 2027

Last Update

January 23 2025

Active Locations (2)

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Children's Hospital of Fudan university

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China, 201102

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Children's Hospital of Fudan University

Shanghai, China, 201102