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CompletedNCT01109017Updated Jan 8, 2015

Observational Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Norditropin® in Adult Patients With Growth Hormone Deficiency

An observational study in Growth Hormone Disorder and Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency, sponsored by Novo Nordisk A/S. Completed at 1 site in Japan. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-01-08.

Sponsored by Novo Nordisk A/S · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
387
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is conducted in Japan. The aim of this observational study is to collect information about the safety and efficacy of Norditropin® long-term treatment of growth hormone deficiency in adults.

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Conditions studied

  • Growth Hormone Disorder
  • Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency

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In context

Dwarfism, Pituitary

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This study's enrollment of 387 is above the median of 200 across 37 observational studies indexed under Dwarfism, Pituitary.

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Lead sponsor

Novo Nordisk A/S is the lead sponsor of 1,370 studies on the registry; 102 are open to participants now.

Of its 198 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 94 (47%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Adult patients with growth hormone deficiency including newly-diagnosed patients, who are considered to need treatment with Norditropin® (somatropin) or already on therapy with Norditropin® (somatropin) are eligible for inclusion in the study

Inclusion criteria

  • Severe adult growth hormone deficiency

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known or suspected allergy to study product(s) or related products
  • Previous participation in the study
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Presence of malignant tumor(s)
  • Pregnant or likely to get pregnant
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
387 participants (actual)

Groups and cohorts

  • Norditropin®

    Drug: somatropin

Interventions

  • Drugsomatropin

    Norditropin® (somatropin) prescribed at the discretion of the physician according to normal clinical practice. Safety and effectiveness data is recorded by the physician, and a Quality of Life form is completed by the patient, at visits 1 to 5.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number and type of suspected serious adverse drug reactions (SADRs) during the study period

    Time frame: after 5 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of impaired glucose tolerance events during the study period

    Time frame: evaluated after 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and between 2-5 years

  2. Number of other types of adverse events (AEs) during the study period

    Time frame: evaluated after 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and between 2-5 years

  3. Effects on body composition (body fat percentage, lean body weight mass, bone density, bone mineral density)

    Time frame: evaluated after 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and between 2-5 years

  4. Effects of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-I) levels

    Time frame: evaluated after 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and between 2-5 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • Tokyo, 1000005, Japan
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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 8, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01109017
Lead sponsor
Novo Nordisk A/S
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 22, 2010
Start date
Oct 2009
Primary completion
Dec 2014
Completion
Dec 2014
Last update
Jan 8, 2015

Study contacts

Global Clinical Registry (GCR, 1452)
study director · Novo Nordisk A/S

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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