Growth hormone study for children with short stature
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study tests if growth hormone can safely help children who are shorter than average for their age and gender. It is for children with certain conditions that cause short stature.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are a child aged 2 years or older.
- Your height is shorter than 97% of healthy children your age and gender.
- You have been diagnosed with one of these conditions: growth hormone deficiency, idiopathic short stature, being small for gestational age, Turner syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Noonan syndrome, SHOX gene deletion, or other causes of short stature.
- Your growth plates are not fully closed.
- You do not have any active or suspected tumors.
- You have not had any growth hormone treatment (other than this study's drug) in the past 6 months.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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