CompletedNot Applicable

Impact of GH Measurements on GHD Diagnosis

France41 participantsStarted 2019-04-01

Plain-language summary

Human growth hormone (hGH) provocation test is an essential tool to assess growth hormone deficiency in children and young adults. It is important to have a robust and reliable method to determine the hGH peak of stimulation. This work aimed to compare three common automated immunoassays for hGH measurements and to assess whether there are still result-related differences influencing clinical decision.

Who can participate

Age range9 Years – 15 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria: * Age\<18 years, admitted for suspicion (short stature or growth retardation) or follow-up of GHD in pre-and pubertal age * patients undergoing insulin-induced hypoglycaemia stimulation test also called insulin tolerance test (ITT) * Exclusion criteria: * Age \> 18 years * Patients undergoing different provocation tests

What they're measuring

Comparative study of human growth hormone measurements

Timeframe: 1 day

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04508673

SponsorUniversity Hospital, Montpellier

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2019-11-01

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