Effect of Estrogen on Mental and Social Functioning in Girls With Turner's Syndrome

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Conditions studied: Turner's Syndrome

In brief

RATIONALE: Turner's syndrome is a disease in which females are missing all or part of one X chromosome and do not produce estrogen. Giving estrogen is standard treatment for girls who have Turner's syndrome. Estrogen may be effective treatment for mental and social functioning problems experienced by girls with Turner's syndrome. PURPOSE: Clinical trial to study the effectiveness of long term estrogen therapy on mental and social functioning in girls who have Turner's syndrome.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00004274

Run by

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

People needed

260

Starts

1990-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2005-06-24

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 12. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

• Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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