Nutrients and Hormones: Effects in Boys With Disordered Growth

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Constitutional Growth Delay, Nutrition Disorders, Growth Disorders

In brief

The purpose of the study is to find out if patients with constitutional delay of growth have a mismatch between energy intake and utilization (as measured by doubly labeled water) and to compare the improvement in growth and energy balance between a group of boys treated with growth hormone (GH) alone versus those given GH plus added nutritional supplements for one year.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00139451

Run by

Nemours Children's Clinic

People needed

20

Starts

2004-05-01

Expected to finish

2010-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-10-12

Who can join

Age: 7 and older, up to 10. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Boys 7-10 years old who are very short and below average in weight but otherwise healthy.
• Delay in skeletal maturation > 1 year.

You may not qualify if…

• Growth hormone deficiency
• Chronic illness
• Participation in high endurance athletics

Where it is running

• Nemours Children's Clinic — Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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