Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 Deficiency Clinical Trial
Official title:
Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (rhGH) and Recombinant Human Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 rhIGF-1) Combination Therapy in Children With Short Stature Associated With IGF-1 Deficiency: A Six-year, Randomized, Multi-center, Open-label, Parallel-group, Active Treatment Controlled, Dose Selection Trial
IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor-1) is a hormone that is normally produced in the body in response to another hormone called growth hormone. Growth Hormone is produced by a small gland at the base of the brain (the pituitary). Together IGF-1 and GH are large contributors to growth during infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Children with IGF Deficiency are short and have an imbalance in the levels of growth hormone and IGF-1 that their body produces. Their growth hormone levels are normal or even high, but IGF-1 levels do not increase normally in response to growth hormone. As a result, they have a type of growth hormone insensitivity and an inability to grow normally. This study is a test to see whether daily dosing with a combination of rhIGF-1 and rhGH will help children with IGFD grow taller more quickly than children treated with rhGH alone. The study medications, rhIGF-1 and rhGH, are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in some growth disorders in children, but the combination of rhIGF-1 and rhGH in children with IGF-1 deficiency (IGFD) is investigational.
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| Status | Clinical Trial | Phase | |
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| Completed |
NCT00125164 -
Prepubertal Children With Growth Failure Associated With Primary Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) Deficiency
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Phase 3 | |
| Completed |
NCT00125190 -
Recombinant Human Insulin-Like Growth Factor (rhIGF-1) Treatment of Short Stature Associated With IGF-1 Deficiency
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Phase 2/Phase 3 |