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CompletedNCT01734447Updated Feb 28, 2017

Long Term Effect of Somatropin in Subjects With Intrauterine Growth Retardation

A Phase 4 interventional study of somatropin and somatropin in Foetal Growth Problem and Small for Gestational Age, sponsored by Novo Nordisk A/S. Completed at 1 site in France. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-02-28.

Sponsored by Novo Nordisk A/S · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 12 years 6 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Apr 2000, registered Nov 2012).
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
57
Allocation
Randomized
Sex
All
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Study summary

This trial is conducted in Europe. The aim of this trial is to assess the safety of long-term growth hormone treatment in growth-retarded children with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) enrolled in trial GHRETARD/F/1/F.

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Conditions studied

  • Foetal Growth Problem
  • Small for Gestational Age
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In context

Fetal Growth Retardation

264 studies on the registry are indexed under Fetal Growth Retardation; 66 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 57 is below the median of 101 across 117 interventional studies indexed under Fetal Growth Retardation.

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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.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients born with IUGR enrolled in trial GHRETARD/F/1/F
  • Bone age below 14 years in boys and 12 years in girls

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Bone age above 14 years in boys and 12 years in girls
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
57 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    1.2, continuous treatment

    Drug: somatropin

  • Experimental
    1.2, non-continuous treatment

    Drug: somatropin

  • Experimental
    2.4, non-continuous treatment

    Drug: somatropin

Interventions

  • Drugsomatropin

    1.2 IU/kg/week, one injection per day, in six days out of seven days, for 12 months

  • Drugsomatropin

    1.2 IU/kg/week, one injection per day, in six days out of seven days, for 6 months out of 12 months (i.e. alternating periods of 6 months of treatment and non-treatment, respectively)

  • Drugsomatropin

    2.4 IU/kg/week, one injection per day, in six days out of seven days, for 6 months out of 12 months (i.e. alternating periods of 6 months of treatment and non-treatment, respectively)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Glucose tolerance as assessed by hyperglycaemia induced by oral ingestion

Secondary outcomes

  1. Bone Age determined according to Greulich and Pyle method and measured on the left hand X-ray

  2. Pubertal development, assessed according to Tanner method

  3. Height velocity

  4. Final height

  5. Number of Adverse Events

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Study locations

1 site
  • Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
    Paris, France
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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 Feb 28, 2017, 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
NCT01734447
Lead sponsor
Novo Nordisk A/S
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 27, 2012
Start date
Apr 30, 2000
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2003
Completion
Apr 30, 2003
Last update
Feb 28, 2017

Study contacts

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

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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