Turner Syndrome Clinical Trial
Official title:
Growth Hormone and Insulin Resistance in Girls With Turner Syndrome or Idiopathic Short Stature
Growth hormone treatment improves body fat distribution but also causes insulin resistance. Scientists have recently linked insulin resistance with special stores of fat in the muscles, which can be measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The researchers hypothesize that growth hormone will paradoxically reverse the linkage between muscle fat stores and insulin resistance. To assess this association and to investigate the cause(s), the researchers will measure muscle fat stores during growth hormone treatment. Other parameters linked to insulin resistance (glucose tolerance, blood markers, and body composition) will also be assessed. This study may lead to improved strategies for monitoring growth hormone therapy.
Growth hormone (GH) treatment can cause insulin resistance (IR) despite its overall
favorable influence on body fat composition. IR is associated with special stores of fat in
the muscle (intramyocellular lipid or IMCL), which can be measured by MRI. The researchers
hypothesize that changes in IR during GH treatment will be associated with a predictable,
but possibly contradictory, change in muscle fat stores. Girls receiving GH for short
stature, due to Turner syndrome or idiopathic short stature (ISS), will be studied both
during and without GH treatment to assess the impact of GH treatment on muscle fat stores.
Hypothesis: Girls with Turner syndrome will have increased IMCL, corresponding to their
insulin resistance, when compared to girls with ISS. GH treatment may paradoxically reverse
this association in girls with Turner syndrome.
Objectives: The objectives are to assess changes in IMCL during GH therapy and to increase
the researchers' knowledge of GH action.
Study Design: Prepubertal girls receiving GH therapy for short stature due to Turner
syndrome or ISS will be recruited to participate in a crossover study. Subjects will be
studied twice: first during GH treatment and at baseline, following washout without GH for 3
months. GH treatment for up to 6 months will be provided for eligible girls not currently
receiving GH. Assessments include:
- IMCL (soleus and tibialis anterior) measured non-invasively by proton magnetic
resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS)
- Body composition measured by DEXA and morphometry
- Whole body insulin sensitivity assessed by oral glucose tolerance
- Levels of plasma lipids and hormones
Endpoints: The primary endpoint is to define the effect of GH on IMCL content in girls with
Turner syndrome versus girls with ISS. The secondary endpoint is to examine how GH affects
IMCL content by identifying correlative changes in plasma hormones and metabolites.
Significance: This study is intended to find improved strategies for monitoring GH therapy.
In addition, IMCL is anticipated to be a valuable probe for understanding GH effects on
glucose homeostasis.
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