drugset / Trial / NCT00004275

Oxandrolone Compared With a Placebo on Growth Rate in Girls With Growth Hormone-Treated Turner's Syndrome

NCT00004275

Treatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Turner's syndrome is a disease in which females are missing all or part of one X chromosome and do not produce the hormones estrogen and androgen. Giving growth hormone may help girls with Turner's syndrome attain a more normal height. It is not yet known if growth hormone is more effective with or without oxandrolone for Turner's syndrome. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to study the effectiveness of oxandrolone in girls who have growth hormone-treated Turner's syndrome.

Timeline

Start
1999-10
Primary completion
2007-08
Completion

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Oxandrolone Small molecule Oral
Background Somatropin Protein / enzyme biologic Subcutaneous

Indications