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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00462475
Date of registration: 18/04/2007
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Federico II University
Public title: Effect of 5 Years of GH Replacement on Atherosclerosis 5yrGH
Scientific title: Phase 4 Study of Recombinant GH on Intima-Media Thickness at Common Carotids and on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Hypopituitary Patients
Date of first enrolment: January 1996
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00462475
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective  
Phase: 
Countries of recruitment
Italy
Contacts
Name:     Annamaria AL Colao, Prof.
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Affiliation:  University "Federico II"
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- male gender

- age <50 yrs to limit the effect of aging;

- body mass index <30 Kg/m2;

- no familial or personal history of cardiovascular diseases;

- no concomitant treatment with drugs known to interfere with glucose or lipid
metabolism or to influence blood pressure at the time of study entry;

- no previous GH treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

- female gender

- age >50 yrs;

- body mass index =30;

- familial or personal history of cardiovascular diseases;

- previous and present treatments with drugs known to interfere with glucose or lipid
metabolism or to influence blood pressure;

- previous GH treatment in adult age

- GHD of childhood onset

- GHD due to previous Cushing's disease



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 50 Years
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Pituitary Tumors
Hypopituitarism
Intervention(s)
Drug: Recombinant Growth Hormone, Genotropin (Pfizer)
Primary Outcome(s)
Intima-media thickness at common carotid arteries at baseline and after 5 years [Time Frame: 5 yrs]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Prevalence of insulin resistance (IR) syndrome (IRS) and LDL/HDL-cholesterol ratio at baseline and after 5 years [Time Frame: 5 yrs]
Secondary ID(s)
NeuroendoUnit-3
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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