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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT03018886
Date of registration: 06/01/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Helsinki University Central Hospital
Public title: Diagnosing Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency
Scientific title: Diagnosis of Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency With Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone Plus Arginine Stimulation Test
Date of first enrolment: May 2001
Target sample size: 160
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03018886
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Diagnostic. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Finland
Contacts
Name:     Esa Hamalainen, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Chief, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

for health patients:

1. age 20-60 years,

2. no symptoms indicative of disease.

for patients:

1. age 16-90 years

2. previous pituitary disease

3. suspicion of growth hormone deficiency

Exclusion Criteria:

for healthy controls:

1. pregnancy,

2. a known or suspected disease,

3. any symptoms indicating disease

4. use of medication



Age minimum: 16 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Intervention(s)
Other: GHRH plus arginine test
Primary Outcome(s)
Peak serum GH (ug/l) by Immulite 2000 Xpi [Time Frame: one year]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Serum insulin like growth hormone 1 (IGF-1) concentration [Time Frame: one year]
Basal serum GH (ug/l) by Immulite 2000 Xpi [Time Frame: one year]
Secondary ID(s)
203/2001 and 502/2002
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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