Status:

TERMINATED

Neuromuscular Changes In Small For Gestational Age Children During Somatropin Therapy

Lead Sponsor:

Pfizer

Conditions:

Growth Hormone Therapy

Infant, Small for Gestational Age

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-10 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The planned study focuses on the effect of a one year Somatropin treatment (0.035 mg/kg/d or 0.067 mg/kg/d) in short children born SGA on neuromuscular function and cognitive performance.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pre-pubertal boys between 6 and 10 years of age or girls between 6 and 9 years of age.
  • Birth length- and/or birth weight-SDS adjusted to gestational age \< -2.0 (Voigt et al. 2002, Voigt et al. 2006 or Lawrence et al. 1989).
  • Current height-SDS \< -2.5 (Brandt/Reinken 1992) and parental adjusted height-SDS below -1 (Hermanussen and Cole 2003).
  • Growth velocity SDS \< 0 during the last year before inclusion (Brandt/Reinken 1988).

Exclusion

  • Severe SGA (birth weight or length \< -4 SD) and clinically relevant dysmorphic features.
  • Severe pre-maturity (GA \< 32 weeks of gestation).
  • Severe perinatal complications like asphyxia, sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), respiratory distress syndrome, if associated with long-term sequelae (like short bowel syndrome, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), cerebral palsy etc).
  • Inability to perform one- or two leg jumps from a standing position.
  • Prior GH treatment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

23 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00625872

Start Date

July 1 2008

End Date

March 1 2011

Last Update

February 29 2012

Active Locations (10)

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Pfizer Investigational Site

Berlin, Germany, 13353

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Pfizer Investigational Site

Bonn, Germany, 53113

3

Pfizer Investigational Site

Cologne, Germany, 50937

4

Pfizer Investigational Site

Datteln, Germany, 45711