Histrelin Subcutaneous Implant in Children With Central Precocious Puberty
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00779103 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 24, 2008
Results First Posted : January 8, 2021
Last Update Posted : January 8, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Central Precocious Puberty | Drug: Histrelin Subcutaneous Implant | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 36 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase III, Open-Label Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Histrelin Subdermal Implant in Children With Central Precocious Puberty |
Study Start Date : | September 2004 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2012 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Histrelin Subcutaneous Implant (50 mg)
Subcutaneous implant designed to deliver histrelin continously for 12 months.
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Drug: Histrelin Subcutaneous Implant
histrelin subcutaneous 50 mg implant
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- Luteinizing Hormone (LH) [ Time Frame: Baseline - 6 Months Post Last Implant ]The suppression of gonadotropins (luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone) and gonadal sex steroids (estrogen in girls and testosterone in boys, respectively) on treatment.(LH suppression is defined as a peak LH < 4 mIU/mL following stimulation with the GnRH analog).
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) [ Time Frame: Baseline - 6 Month Post Last Implant ]The suppression of gonadotropins (luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone) and gonadal sex steroids (estrogen in girls and testosterone in boys, respectively) on treatment.(LH suppression is defined as a peak LH < 4 mIU/mL following stimulation with the GnRH analog).
- Testosterone [ Time Frame: Baseline - 12 Months Post Last Implant ]Long-term treatment with histrelin acetate suppresses the LH response to GnRH causing LH levels to decrease to prepubertal levels within 1 month of treatment. As a result, serum concentrations of sex steroids (estrogen or testosterone) also decrease. Testosterone suppression is defined as serum testosterone < 30.0 ng/dL (0.8 nmol/L) in boys following the induction of suppression. One black female participant age 8.9 years old had a testosterone value of 11ng/dL at visit 4 (month 6).
- DHEA Sulfate [ Time Frame: Baseline - 36 Months Post Last Implant ]DHEA=Dehydroepiandrosterone
- Estradiol (MS) [ Time Frame: Month 36 - 36 Months Post Last Implant ]Long-term treatment with histrelin acetate suppresses the LH response to GnRH causing LH levels to decrease to prepubertal levels within 1 month of treatment. As a result, serum concentrations of sex steroids (estrogen or testosterone) also decrease. Estradiol suppression is defined as serum estradiol in the assay specific range < 20 pg/mL (73 pmol/L) in girls following the induction of suppression.
- Estradiol (RIA) [ Time Frame: Baseline - Month 24 ]Long-term treatment with histrelin acetate suppresses the LH response to GnRH causing LH levels to decrease to prepubertal levels within 1 month of treatment. As a result, serum concentrations of sex steroids (estrogen or testosterone) also decrease. Estradiol suppression is defined as serum estradiol in the assay specific range < 20 pg/mL (73 pmol/L) in girls following the induction of suppression.
- Average Number of Implants Received [ Time Frame: 12 months ]There were 2 implants received that were not removed during the study and were excluded from this analysis due to unknown duration of treatment.
- Average Mean Implant Duration by Subject [ Time Frame: 12 Months ]There were 2 implants received that were not removed during the study and were excluded from this analysis due to unknown duration of treatment.
- Summary of EN3326 Implantation and Explantations [ Time Frame: Day 1 - Month 60 ]Once the female participants reached 11 years of age and the male participants reached 12 years of age or the investigator determined that subjects no longer required hormone suppression, participants underwent final explantation and were eligible to continue into an optional Long Term Follow Up Phase (Post Implant Treatment Phase) for up to 5 years. The purpose of the optional Long Term Follow Up Phase was to collect additional medical and developmental information, such as onset of menses and final adult height after hormone suppression was discontinued.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 2 Years to 10 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Pre-treated or treatment naive patients with gonadotropin-dependent precocious puberty
- Pre-treatment pubertal type response of LH to a stndard GnRH stimulation test before initiation of treatment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children who are less than 2 years of age at enrollment
- Children whose chronological age is greater than 8 years (naive) and 10 years (pre-treated) for girls or 9 years (naive) and 11 years (pre-treated) for boys at the onset of the study

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00779103
Principal Investigator: | Erica A Eugster, MD | Indiana University School of Medicine, 705 Riley Hosp Dr, Rm 5960 Indianapolis, IN 46202 |
Responsible Party: | Endo Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00779103 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
EN3326-300Former03-CPP-HIS-300 |
First Posted: | October 24, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | January 8, 2021 |
Last Update Posted: | January 8, 2021 |
Last Verified: | October 2020 |
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Puberty, Precocious Gonadal Disorders Endocrine System Diseases |