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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2015
Main ID:  ISRCTN49726762
Date of registration: 28/04/2006
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Dutch Growth Foundation (Netherlands)
Public title: Controlled growth hormone (GH) study in children with Prader-Willi syndrome
Scientific title: Multicentre, randomised, controlled growth hormone study in children with Prader-Willi syndrome: effects on growth, body composition, activity level and psychosocial development
Date of first enrolment: 23/04/2002
Target sample size: 85
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN49726762
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Multicentre randomised active-controlled parallel group trial (Treatment)  
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Countries of recruitment
Netherlands
Contacts
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Affiliation: 
Name: Dederieke    Festen
Address:  Dutch Growth Foundation Westzeedijk 106 3016 AH Rotterdam Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)10 2251533
Email: d.festen@erasmusmc.nl
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Genetically confirmed diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome
2. Age between 6 months and 16 years at start of the study
3. Bone age less than 16 years

Exclusion criteria: 1. Extremely low dietary intake
2. Severe scoliosis (consult spinal surgeon)
3. Body mass index (BMI) SDS greater than +3
4. In children greater than 3 years, height SDS less than 0 unless weight for height greater than +2SDS


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Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Prader-Willi syndrome
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Hypofunction and other disorders of pituitary gland
Intervention(s)
Treatment with GH: Genotropin® 1 mg/m^2/day subcutaneously (sc) versus no GH-treatment. Dietary and exercise advice.
Primary Outcome(s)
To asses effects of GH-treatment versus no GH-treatment in children with Prader-Willi syndrome on:
1. Height, weight, body composition, muscle mass, muscle strength and daily life activity
2. Cognition, behaviour and social emotional development
3. Resting energy expenditure
4. Psychomotor development in infants
Secondary Outcome(s)
To study the effect of additional dietary advice and physical exercise on body composition in children with Prader-Willi syndrome treated with GH versus not treated with GH.
Secondary ID(s)
NTR628
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Pfizer (Netherlands)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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