Clinical trials: Child Growth
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Pamidronate to Treat Osteogenesis Imperfecta in Children
This study will evaluate the effect of pamidronate a drug that decreases bone resorption (breakdown) on osteogenesis imperfecta. This is a genetic disorder of collagen, the major protein in bone.
- Trial name
- NCT00005901
- Testing
- Pamidronate (Aredia)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Growth Hormone Therapy, Infant, Small for Gestational Age
Neuromuscular Changes In Small For Gestational Age Children During Somatropin Therapy
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.
- Trial name
- SGA-POWER (NCT00625872)
- Testing
- Somatropin
- Where
- 10 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Cross Over Convenience And Preference Study Of New Mark VII Compared To Genotropin Pen In Pediatric And Adult Subjects
Convenience and preference for the new Mark VII pen compared to the current Genotropin pen will be assessed using a questionaire. it is expected that the new pen will be preferred or at least no different to the current pen.
- Trial name
- CHOOSE (NCT01112865)
- Testing
- Genotropin Pen, MARK VII pen
- Where
- 23 sites in Czechia, Germany and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Malnutrition, Developmental Disabilities
Promoting Physical Growth and Positive Development in Severely Stunted Guatemalan Children
This study seeks to evaluate the impact of an intensive home-based education intervention targeting severely stunted Guatemalan children for catch up growth and improved development.
- Trial name
- NCT02509936
- Testing
- Home-based nutrition education, Standard-of-care nutrition support
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 324 people
- Sponsor
- Wuqu' Kawoq, Maya Health Alliance
Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency, Turner Syndrome
First Year Growth Response Associated Genetic Markers Validation Phase IV Open-label Study in Growth Hormone Deficient and Turner Syndrome Pre-pubertal Children: the PREDICT Pharmacogenetics Validation Study
PREDICT Validation is a validation pharmacogenetic trial. The purpose of this study is to confirm that some genes can be used to predict how well a subject diagnosed with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) or turner…
- Trial name
- NCT01419249
- Testing
- Blood sampling
- Where
- 31 sites in Argentina, Canada and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 458 people
- Sponsor
- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency, Wolman Disease
Safety, Tolerability, Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Sebelipase Alfa in Children With Growth Failure Due to Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency
This was an open-label, repeat-dose, intra-participant dose-escalation study of SBC-102 (sebelipase alfa) in children with growth failure due to lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) Deficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT01371825
- Testing
- Sebelipase alfa (SBC-102)
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Egypt and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Vitamin d Deficiency
Blue Sky Study: Impact of Milk and Vitamin D for Child Growth and Health
This intervention study will address the impact of vitamin D fortified milk and vitamin D supplements on the growth, levels of vitamin D, insulin-like growth factor 1, growth hormone, academic attention, respiratory infections…
- Trial name
- BSS (NCT00886379)
- Testing
- Mongolian milk without vitamin D, Mongolian milk with vitamin D, UHT milk
- Volunteers
- 597 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Childhood Obesity
Translational Investigation of Growth and Everyday Routines in Kids
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of severe obesity on physical activity, sedentary behavior and cardiometabolic risk factors during childhood and adolescence and whether these associations are modified by…
- Trial name
- TIGER Kids (NCT02784509)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 342 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Crohn Disease
Effect of Increlex® on Children With Crohn Disease
Patients with Crohn disease often have poor weight gain and short stature, yet the etiology of the poor growth is not well defined.
- Trial name
- NCT00764699
- Testing
- rhIGF (Increlex)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children
A Research Study in Children With a Low Level of Hormone to Grow. Treatment is Somapacitan Once a Week Compared to Norditropin® Once a Day (REAL4)
The study compares 2 medicines for children who do not have enough hormone to grow: somapacitan given once a week (a new medicine) and Norditropin® given once a day (the medicine doctors can already prescribe).
- Trial name
- REAL4 (NCT03811535)
- Testing
- Somapacitan, Norditropin®
- Where
- 139 sites in United States, Algeria and 24 more
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse), Infant Development
Maternal Adversity, Vulnerability and Neurodevelopment
Maternal Adversity Vulnerability and Neurodevelopment (MAVAN) project is a prospective community-based, pregnancy and birth cohort of Canadian mother-child dyads.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse), Infant Development, Infant Behavior
- Trial name
- MAVAN (NCT03434457)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 630 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Pneumonia, Diarrhea
Azithromycin to Prevent Post-discharge Morbidity and Mortality in Kenyan Children
Children hospitalized with severe illness in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of morbidity and mortality following discharge from hospital.
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Malaria, Co-infection
- Trial name
- Toto Bora (NCT02414399)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Phelan McDermid Syndrome
Growth Hormone Treatment in Children With Phelan McDermid Syndrome
Phelan McDermid syndrome (PMS) is a rare genetic form of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) due to deletions or mutations in the SHANK3 gene.
- Trial name
- NCT04003207
- Testing
- Recombinant human Growth hormone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Swathi Sethuram
Hashimoto Disease
FGF-21 Levels and RMR in Children and Adolescents With Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (THYROMETABOL)
It is well documented that thyroid hormones (THs) are involved in energy and lipid metabolism, thermogenesis, and body weight control, acting on several tissues.
- Trial name
- THYROMETABOL (NCT02725879)
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Growth Disorders
Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Growth Failure Associated With Primary IGF-1 Deficiency
This is an extension study to Tercica study MS301 (NCT00125164) and is intended to collect long term safety and efficacy data on the continued use of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-1 (rh IGF-1) in children and…
- Trial name
- NCT00330668
- Testing
- rh IGF-1 (mecasermin)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Ipsen
Healthy
Safety of Lactobacillus Reuteri in Healthy Children Aged 2-24 Months
Phase I double blinded randomized trial of the safety and tolerability of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 given for five successive days in healthy children.
- Trial name
- PRIDEC Peru (NCT02460575)
- Testing
- Lactobacillus reuteri 17938
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University School of Medicine
Endocrine System Diseases
Treatment With Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (GH) in Children With Short Stature Secondary to a Long Term Corticoid Therapy
To assess the effect of a long-term treatment by Genotonorm on linear growth in children with short stature receiving steroid therapy To assess the effect of a long term treatment with Genotonorm on bone mineralisation To assess…
- Trial name
- NCT00174187
- Testing
- Somatropin
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Stunting, Environmental Enteric Dysfunction
Safety, Acceptability, and Feasibility of Enterade®
This is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled pilot study to determine the safety, acceptability, and feasible pediatric dosage/tolerability of enterade® solution, an amino acid-based oral rehydration solution…
- Trial name
- SAFE (NCT03782272)
- Testing
- Enterade
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PATH
Growth Hormone Deficiency, Panhypopituitarism
Growth Hormone and Endothelial Function in Children
Objective: This study is designed to determine whether growth hormone treatment in children 8 to 18 years of age alters function of the lining of the arteries.
- Conditions
- Growth Hormone Deficiency, Panhypopituitarism, Short Stature
- Trial name
- NCT00373386
- Testing
- growth hormone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Growth Disorders, Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Genotropin Treatment in Short Prepubertal Children With Intra-Uterine Growth Retardation
To evaluate the effect of continuous and intermittent administration of Genotonorm on stature in short prepubertal children with intra-uterine growth retardation
- Trial name
- NCT01073605
- Testing
- Genotonorm
- Where
- 31 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer