Status:

COMPLETED

Kisspeptin in the Evaluation of Delayed Puberty

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Conditions:

Delayed Puberty

Kallmann Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-17 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to test whether the hormone kisspeptin has the potential to prospectively diagnose adolescents with self-resolving or permanent delayed puberty. Some children with delayed pu...

Detailed Description

The investigators are seeking boys (ages 13.5-17 years) and girls (ages 12-17) years with a diagnosis of delayed puberty. Study participation involves 2 outpatient visits and two hospital admissions (...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adolescent Boys
  • ages 13.5-17 years
  • testicular volume \<4 mL OR 4-8 ml with no change in the past 6 months by Prader orchidometer
  • first morning (before 9AM) LH \<2 mIU/mL and testosterone \<50 ng/dL
  • Adolescent Girls
  • ages 12-17 years
  • Tanner stage I OR II breast development with no change in the past 6 months
  • first morning (before 9AM) LH \<2 mIU/mL and estradiol \<20 pg/ml
  • All Subjects:
  • bone age less than chronological age
  • weight ≥ 28 kg
  • body mass index \>10th percentile and \<+3 SDS for bone age
  • blood pressure \>5th percentile and \<95th percentile for bone age and height
  • white blood cell counts, platelet counts, electrolytes, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (T4) within reference range for age
  • erythrocyte sedimentation rate \<2X the upper limit of the reference range for age
  • hemoglobin within reference range for girls of the same chronological age
  • blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, prolactin not elevated
  • aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) no more than 2X the upper limit of the reference range
  • Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) within reference range for bone age

Exclusion

  • All Subjects:
  • history or presence of underlying condition that could cause delayed puberty (chronic illness, weight loss, abnormal cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI))
  • history of an allergic drug reaction

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 8 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 10 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01438034

Start Date

June 8 2013

End Date

September 10 2021

Last Update

October 19 2023

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114