drugset / Trial / NCT00206375

Growth Hormone and GnRH Agonist in Adolescents With Acquired Hypothyroidism

NCT00206375

RandomizedSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if giving growth hormone and Lupron along with thyroid hormone will improve final height in patients with long term hypothyroidism. Lupron is a medicine which is used to delay puberty and to prevent early closure of growing bones which might increase growth potential. Growth hormone is used to restore growth rate. This study will include children with "short term" and "long term" hypothyroidism.

Timeline

Start
2003-05
Primary completion
2011-09
Completion
2011-11

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Leuprolide Other / unclassified
Subject Somatropin Protein / enzyme biologic
Background Levothyroxine Other / unclassified

Indications