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Endocrine Studies of Healthy Children
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC), June 2008
Sponsored by: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Information provided by: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00001195
  Purpose

Researchers would like to determine normal ranges for hormone levels and to learn more about the genetics involved in hormone production and action. Researchers will take samples of blood, urine, saliva, and stool from healthy children ages 5-17 in order to study different aspects of hormones.

Establishing a range of normal hormone levels in children will make diagnosing illnesses with abnormal levels of hormones much easier. Hormone levels in the body can change throughout the day. By collecting samples at different times researchers hope to learn more about the normal daytime and nighttime patterns of hormone secretion. Because some hormone levels change with body size, researchers will also take measurements of patient's body composition.

This study will involve children and observe them as inpatients or as outpatients.


Condition
Healthy

U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Endocrine Studies of Healthy Children

Further study details as provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):

Estimated Enrollment: 1400
Study Start Date: August 1984
Detailed Description:

We wish to obtain blood, urine, saliva, and stool specimens from healthy children ages 2-18 years for use in establishing the normal ranges of levels of hormones and the variations in genes that are important for hormones to act. Such hormone values are extremely important to allow endocrinologists to determine when hormone levels are truly abnormal in children suspected of an illness. Because the values of some hormones change with body size, we will obtain measurements of body composition when studying such hormones. Children participating in this study may be studied in the outpatient clinic (at most 2 blood draws) or as inpatients on the pediatric ward (for frequent blood sampling using an intravenous line over a 24-hour period). Other studies that may be performed as part of this study include ultrasound examinations of the thyroid, adrenal, ovaries or testes, and x-ray of the hand and wrist for bone age determination.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   2 Years to 18 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria
  • INCLUSION CRITERIA

Good general health.

Age 2 to 18 years.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA

Volunteers will be excluded for the following reasons:

Presence of renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal, most endocrinologic (e.g., Cushing's syndrome) or pulmonary disorders (other than asthma not requiring continuous medication);

Individuals who have, or whose parent or guardians have, current substance abuse or a psychiatric disorder or other condition which, in the opinion of the investigators, would impede the ability to give informed consent or possibly hinder completion of the study;

Subjects who regularly use prescription medications are not eligible. The use of over-the-counter medications will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis;

For those sub-studies involving MRI, inability to undergo MRI (e.g., volunteers with metal within their bodies including cardiac pacemakers, neural pacemakers, aneurysmal clips, shrapnel, ocular foreign bodies, cochlear implants, non-detachable electronic or electromechanical devices such as infusion pumps, nerve stimulators, bone growth stimulators, etc. that are contraindications).

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00001195

Contacts
Contact: Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office (800) 411-1222 prpl@mail.cc.nih.gov
Contact: TTY 1-866-411-1010

Locations
United States, Maryland
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike Recruiting
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
Sponsors and Collaborators
  More Information

NIH Clinical Center Detailed Web Page  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Publications:
Study ID Numbers: 840169, 84-CH-0169
Study First Received: November 3, 1999
Last Updated: August 23, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00001195  
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Development
Hormones
Growth
Metabolism
Eating Behavior
Body Composition
Normal Volunteer

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Healthy

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009