Follow-up to Adult Height of a Cohort of Subjects Born Small for the Gestational Age and Treated With Growth Hormone (SGA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01196156 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 8, 2010
Last Update Posted : February 27, 2019
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Infant, Small for Gestational Age |

Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 443 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | An Observational Phase IV Study for Prospective Follow-up to Adult Height of a Cohort of Subjects Born Small for the Gestational Age and Treated With Growth Hormone |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 30, 2005 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 31, 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2018 |
- Changes in the insulin sensitivity index measured using HOMA-IR (Homeostasis Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance) [ Time Frame: up to 10 years ]Once a year per subject from the start of treatment with GH up to a year after finishing the treatment for any reason
- Auxological parameter - Growth speed [ Time Frame: up to 10 years ]Growth speed will be measured using a wall stadiometer and quantified and assessed in cm/year. Measurement occurs once a year per subject from the start of treatment with GH up to a year after finishing the treatment for any reason.
- Auxological parameter - Height [ Time Frame: up to 10 years ]Height will be measured using a wall stadiometer and quantified in standard deviations (SDS). Measurement occurs once a year per subject from the start of treatment with GH up to a year after finishing the treatment for any reason.
- Auxological parameter - Weight in kilogram [ Time Frame: up to 10 years ]Measurement occurs once a year per subject from the start of treatment with GH up to a year after finishing the treatment for any reason.
- Auxological parameter - Plasma insulin growth factor (IGF-I), measured at the local laboratory [ Time Frame: up to 10 years ]Plasma IGF-1 will be quantified in ng/ml. Measurement occurs once a year per subject from the start of treatment with GH up to a year after finishing the treatment for any reason.
- Auxological parameter - Plasma insulin growth factor (IGF-I), measured at the central laboratory [ Time Frame: up to 10 years ]Plasma IGF-1 will be quantified in ng/ml. Measurement occurs once a year per subject from the start of treatment with GH up to a year after finishing the treatment for any reason.
- Metabolic parameter - Fasting plasma insulin measured at the local laboratory [ Time Frame: up to 10 years ]Fasting plasma insulin will be quantified in μU/ml. Measurement occurs once a year per subject from the start of treatment with GH up to a year after finishing the treatment for any reason.
- Metabolic parameter - Fasting plasma glucose measured at the local laboratory [ Time Frame: up to 10 years ]Fasting plasma insulin will be quantified in mmol/l. Measurement occurs once a year per subject from the start of treatment with GH up to a year after finishing the treatment for any reason.
- Metabolic parameter - Plasma triglycerides measured locally [ Time Frame: up to 10 years ]Plasma triglycerides will be quantified in mg/dl. Measurement occurs once a year per subject from the start of treatment with GH up to a year after finishing the treatment for any reason.
- Metabolic parameter - High density lipoproteins (HDL) cholesterol measured locally [ Time Frame: up to 10 years ]HDL-cholesterol will be quantified in mg/dl. Measurement occurs once a year per subject from the start of treatment with GH up to a year after finishing the treatment for any reason.
- Metabolic parameter - Glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) [ Time Frame: up to 10 years ]HbA1c will be quantified in % over total Hb. Measurement occurs once a year per subject from the start of treatment with GH up to a year after finishing the treatment for any reason.
- Metabolic parameter - Blood pressure (BP) [ Time Frame: up to 10 years ]BP will be measured in mmHg. Measurement occurs once a year per subject from the start of treatment with GH up to a year after finishing the treatment for any reason.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Older Adult |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children with growth disorder (current height <-2.5 SD and height adjusted to parental stature <-1 SD) in children born SGA with a weight and/or length at birth below -2 SD, that has not experimented a growth catch-up (growth speed <0 SD during the last year) at 4 years old or afterwards were enrolled in the study
- Children undergoing treatment with somatropin from Serono
- Children whose parent or legal guardians, as well as the subject himself if 12 or more years old have given written permission to access their records
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children with closed epiphysis
- Children with known hypersensitivity to somatropin or to any excipients present in the injection powder or solvent
- Subjects with active neoplasms. Any anti-tumoral treatment must be completed prior to starting treatment with somatropin
- Subjects with evidence of progression or relapse of a subjacent intracranial lesion
- Subjects with acute critical diseases such as those that present complications after open heart surgery, abdominal surgery, polytraumatisms, acute respiratory failure or similar conditions

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01196156

Study Director: | Medical Director | Merck, S.L., Spain |
Responsible Party: | Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01196156 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
IMP 27143 |
First Posted: | September 8, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 27, 2019 |
Last Verified: | February 2019 |
Infant, Small for Gestational Age Dwarfism Pituitary Saizen Somatropin; Growth Hormone Insulin resistance |