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Phase II Randomized Study of the Effects of Growth Hormone on Children and Adolescents on Maintenance Dialysis
This study has been completed.
Sponsors and Collaborators: National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
University of California, Los Angeles
Information provided by: National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00004340
  Purpose

OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the separate and combined skeletal effects of recombinant human growth hormone (GH) and calcitriol in patients with adynamic renal osteodystrophy.

II. Assess whether calcium-regulated changes in parathyroid hormone secretion predict changes in bone formation.

III. Characterize the response to GH in cancellous bone and in growth plate cartilage in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism during calcitriol therapy.


Condition Intervention Phase
Renal Osteodystrophy
End Stage Renal Disease
Drug: calcitriol
Drug: growth hormone
Phase II

Drug Information available for: Calcitriol Somatotropin Somatropin
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized

Further study details as provided by National Center for Research Resources (NCRR):

Estimated Enrollment: 109
Study Start Date: June 1995
Detailed Description:

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are stratified by bone lesion turnover and secondary hyperparathyroidism.

Patients in the first group are treated with recombinant human growth hormone subcutaneously every day for 8 months.

Patients in the second group are treated with calcitriol for 8 months, administered as a daily oral dose or an intraperitoneal dose three times a week.

Patients in the third group are treated with growth hormone and calcitriol (same dosages as above).

A control group does not receive any hormonal therapy.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   1 Year to 18 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:

--Disease Characteristics--

  • End-stage renal disease undergoing continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis at the University of California at Los Angeles

--Prior/Concurrent Therapy--

  • No concurrent prednisone
  • No concurrent cytotoxic agents
  • At least 12 months since parathyroidectomy

--Patient Characteristics--

  • Other: No documented history of poor compliance with medical treatment regimens
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004340

Locations
United States, California
University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of California, Los Angeles
Investigators
Study Chair: Isidro B. Salusky University of California, Los Angeles
  More Information

Study ID Numbers: 199/11899, UCLA-612
Study First Received: October 18, 1999
Last Updated: June 23, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00004340  
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Center for Research Resources (NCRR):
end stage renal disease
rare disease
renal and genitourinary disorders
renal osteodystrophy

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Parathyroid Diseases
Renal Insufficiency
Avitaminosis
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Bone Diseases
Calcitriol
Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary
Malnutrition
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Urologic Diseases
Neoplasm Metastasis
Nutrition Disorders
Kidney Diseases
Deficiency Diseases
Vitamin D Deficiency
Metabolic Diseases
Renal Osteodystrophy
Rare Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Bone Diseases, Metabolic
Calcium, Dietary
Hyperparathyroidism
Rickets
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Renal osteodystrophy
Endocrinopathy
Metabolic disorder
Kidney Failure

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Calcium Channel Agonists
Bone Density Conservation Agents
Cardiovascular Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Calcium Metabolism Disorders
Membrane Transport Modulators
Vitamins
Therapeutic Uses
Vasoconstrictor Agents
Micronutrients

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