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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02782208
Date of registration: 18/05/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Aarhus
Public title: Lipolytic Effects of GH in Hypopituitary Patients in Vivo
Scientific title: Lipolytic Effects of GH in Hypopituitary Patients in Vivo: Molecular Mechanisms and Temporal Patterns.
Date of first enrolment: February 10, 2016
Target sample size: 9
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02782208
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Factorial Assignment. Primary purpose: Basic Science. Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Denmark
Contacts
Name:     Jens Otto L Jørgensen, Professor
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Affiliation:  University Hospital of Aarhus
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- hypopituitary patients with documented GH-deficiency

Exclusion Criteria:

- other significant disease



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 70 Years
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Insulin Resistance
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Brain Diseases
Pituitary Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Hypopituitarism
Metabolic Diseases
Intervention(s)
Drug: Placebo
Drug: GH substitution
Drug: Acipimox
Other: GH pause
Primary Outcome(s)
Lipolytic activity measured as area under the curve (AUC) for FFA (free fatty acid) before and during clamp-conditions. [Time Frame: 1 year]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Insulin sensitivity as measured by M value and GIR (glucose infusion rate) [Time Frame: 6 months]
PDH (pyruvate dehydrogenase) activity in skeletal muscle measured by an PDH activity assay [Time Frame: 1 year]
Substrate metabolism as measured by indirect calorimetry, tritiated glucose and circulating hormones and metabolites [Time Frame: 1 year]
GH signaling proteins and gene targets in adipose and skeletal muscle tissues measured by western blotting and qPCR [Time Frame: 1,5 years]
Secondary ID(s)
GHD01
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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