Growth Hormone in Neuroendocrine Dysfunction With Severe Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of recombinant human growth hormone (r-hGH) treatment in severe fibromyalgia subjects with growth axis dysfunction.

Timeline

Start

2007-12

Primary completion

2010-07

Completion

2010-07

Publications

• Cuatrecasas G, Alegre C, Fernandez-Sola J, Gonzalez MJ, Garcia-Fructuoso F, Poca-Dias V, Nadal A, Cuatrecasas G, Navarro F, Mera A, Lage M, Peino R, Casanueva F, Linan C, Sesmilo G, Coves MJ, Izquierdo JP, Alvarez I, Granados E, Puig-Domingo M. Growth hormone treatment for sustained pain reduction and improvement in quality of life in severe fibromyalgia. Pain. 2012 Jul;153(7):1382-1389. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.02.012. Epub 2012 Mar 31.
• Cuatrecasas G, Gonzalez MJ, Alegre C, Sesmilo G, Fernandez-Sola J, Casanueva FF, Garcia-Fructuoso F, Poca-Dias V, Izquierdo JP, Puig-Domingo M. High prevalence of growth hormone deficiency in severe fibromyalgia syndromes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Sep;95(9):4331-7. doi: 10.1210/jc.2010-0061. Epub 2010 Jul 14.

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