Severe Decrease of Growth Velocity in Children With Anorexia Nervosa.Therapeutic Trial of Growth Hormone (OREX)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01626833 |
Recruitment Status
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Active, not recruiting
First Posted
: June 25, 2012
Last Update Posted
: March 2, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Anorexia Nervosa Interruption of Growth Delayed Puberty Osteopenia With Failure of Acquisition of Bone Mass | Drug: SOMATROPINE* : Norditropine® simplexx® Biological: Placebo | Phase 2 Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 15 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Severe Decrease of Growth Velocity in Children With Anorexia Nervosa. Therapeutic Trial of Growth Hormone |
Study Start Date : | March 2013 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | March 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | March 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: SOMATROPINE* : Norditropine® simplexx®
SOMATROPINE* : Norditropine® simplexx®
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Drug: SOMATROPINE* : Norditropine® simplexx®
SOMATROPINE* : Norditropine® simplexx® - 15 mg/1,5 ml, injectable solution:Treatment with hGH is administered at a dose of 0.05 mg / kg / day (0.35 mg / kg / week) subcutaneously daily, preferably in the evening. The dose of hGH treatment will be adjusted according to weight gain, and reduced by 10% if the serum values of IGF-I SDS above 2.5 on 2 consecutive determinations at 3-month intervals are discovered by the biologist.
Other Name: SOMATROPINE
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo
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Biological: Placebo
Treatment with placebo is administered at a dose of 0.05 mg / kg / day (0.35 mg / kg / week) subcutaneously daily, preferably in the evening. The dose of placebo will be adjusted according to weight gain, and reduced by 10% if the serum values of IGF-I SDS above 2.5 on 2 consecutive determinations at 3-month intervals are discovered by the biologist.
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- the growth-velocity [ Time Frame: 1 year ]the growth velocity will be evaluated 1 year after the start of the trial (cm/1an) compared between the group with the placebo and hGH
- growth-velocity [ Time Frame: 2 years ]The secondary endpoints will be the growth-velocity expressed in SDS that will be assessed between the 2 arms at the end of the two years of clinical trial.
- Body composition [ Time Frame: 2 years ]The data of body composition that will be assessed between the 2 arms at the end of the two years of clinical trial. The data of body composition obtained by dual photon absorptiometry and biological data of mineral metabolism and growth factors are expressed in Z score compared to normal references that we have established in France, in healthy subjects according to age, gender and pubertal stage.
- Psychological changes [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Psychological changes that will be assessed between the 2 arms at the end of the two years of clinical trial.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 8 Years to 203 Months (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Medical screening.
- Female and male subjects aged 8-16 years and 11 months, with clinical anorexia nervosa and / or reference to the diagnostic criteria of DSM-IV (1) before or at early puberty (Tanner stage 1 or 2) and with a prolonged Catch-Down for at least 18 months (HV ≤ 2 cm / year), with bone age ≤ 12 years in girls and ≤14 years in boys.
- Anorexia nervosa diagnosed at least 1 year before the study
- Growth velocity documented for at least 18 months before inclusion
- As with any child with a severe Catch-Down an assessment of GH secretion must be performed before inclusion (in the context of care) in the trial, which is not conditioned by the GH peak value : GH value of <20 miu / L will lead to the production of a brain MRI (in the context of care) that have to be normal (normal hypothalamic-pituitary axis and absence of tumor pathology) to allow Inclusion of the patient.
- Normal glucose tolerance
- Stable metabolic state with of weight gain of at least 10% of body weight from the time the body mass index was the lowest in relation to the occurrence of the disease and normal blood electrolytes (no hypokalemia) .
- Subjects whose holders have signed parental consent
- Subjects whose holders of parental authority are affiliated to a social security scheme
- CMU (CMU universal medical coverage).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects in the mid-puberty (Tanner stage 3 or 4) or with menarche.
- Subjects with a chromosomal abnormality or other chronic disease associated chronic requiring long-term treatment.
- Impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes.
- Inability of the patient or the medical team to ensure the progress and monitoring under the protocol.
- Participation in another trial.
- Bradycardia ≤ 50 bpm.
- Children whose holders of parental authority are not beneficiaries of social security
- Contra-indication to SOMATROPINE

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01626833
France | |
Robert Debré Hospital | |
Paris, France, 75019 |
Principal Investigator: | Leger Juliane, PhD | Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris |
Responsible Party: | Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01626833 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
P090903 2010-018560-16 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | June 25, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 2, 2018 |
Last Verified: | February 2018 |
Keywords provided by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris:
anorexia nervosa GH Growth velocity |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anorexia Anorexia Nervosa Bone Diseases, Metabolic Puberty, Delayed Signs and Symptoms, Digestive Signs and Symptoms Feeding and Eating Disorders Mental Disorders |
Bone Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Metabolic Diseases Gonadal Disorders Endocrine System Diseases Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs |