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A Trial to Investigate Different Doses of Lonapegsomatropin Compared to Somatropin in Individuals With Turner Syndrome

A Phase 2 interventional study of Lonapegsomatropin and Somatropin in Turner Syndrome, sponsored by Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Division A/S. Active, not recruiting at 19 sites in United States. Open to female participants aged 1 Year to 10 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-13.

Sponsored by Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Division A/S · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
48
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
1 Year to 10 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

A 104 week dose finding open label trial followed by an optional 78 week open label extension of lonapegsomatropin, a long-acting growth hormone product, administered once-a-week versus daily somatropin product in prepubertal individuals with Turner syndrome. Approximately 48 individuals (12 individuals per arm) will be randomized to receive one of three doses of lonapegsomatropin or a daily injection of somatropin. This is a trial that will be conducted in the United States.

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Conditions studied

  • Turner Syndrome

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In context

Turner Syndrome

125 studies on the registry are indexed under Turner Syndrome; 33 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 48 is below the median of 67 across 52 interventional studies indexed under Turner Syndrome.

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Lead sponsor

Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Division A/S is the lead sponsor of 7 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
1 Year to 10 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Age between 1 and 10 years, inclusive.
  2. TS diagnosis via genetic test.
  3. Prepubertal status.
  4. Naïve to growth hormone therapy or growth hormone secretagogue.
  5. Exhibit impaired growth defined by at least one of the following:

    1. AHV\< 6 cm/year or \<25ᵗʰ percentile over a time span of 6-18 months for children of 2 years and older.
    2. Height (or length for individuals \< 2 years old) \<10ᵗʰ percentile for sex and age according to the 2000 CDC Growth Charts for the United States.
  6. Bone age within normal limits for chronological age, defined as no more than 20% above or below chronological age in months or delayed for chronological age (greater than 20% below chronological age), at screening.
  7. Biochemically euthyroid (including when on thyroid hormone supplementation).
  8. If on hormone replacement therapies for any hormone deficiencies other than growth hormone (e.g. adrenal, thyroid), must be on adequate and stable doses for ≥4 weeks prior to and throughout Screening.
  9. Fundoscopy at Screening without signs/symptoms of intracranial hypertension or proliferative retinopathy or evidence of any other retinal disease for which growth hormone therapy is .
  10. Capable of giving signed . Participants and/or parents or legal guardians of participants must sign an informed consent statement. Assent should be obtained from all participants competent to understand the protocol, per IRB requirements.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Turner Syndrome with presence of Y-chromosomal material on genetic testing and without a history of gonadectomy.
  2. Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.
  3. Known history of conditions that may have an effect on growth, e.g. but not limited to celiac disease, malnutrition, treatment with potential growth-influencing medications for Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), etc.
  4. Any known, clinically significant, congenital or acquired cardiac/cardiovascular dysfunction that might interfere with growth as determined by transthoracic echocardiogram.
  5. Known history or presence of .
  6. Individuals with history of intracranial tumor or cysts, with evidence of growth within the last 12 months prior to Screening.

    Note - Individuals with a history of intracranial tumor may be eligible if there is no evidence of residual tumor as determined by MRI/CT scan(s) performed within 6 to 12 months prior to screening.

  7. Hepatic transaminases (i.e., or ALT) above 3 times the according to the central laboratory at screening.
  8. Major medical conditions and/or presence of to hGH treatment.
  9. Abnormal renal function.
  10. Clinically relevant systemic illness, acute critical illness, and complications following open heart surgery, abdominal surgery, multiple accidental traumas, acute respiratory failure, or similar conditions within 6 months prior to Screening.
  11. Poorly controlled hypertension.
  12. Receiving prior or concurrent treatment with any agent that might influence growth or interfere with GH secretion or action such as, but not limited to, non steroidal anabolic agents, sex , etc.
  13. Oral/intravenous/intramuscular corticosteroids within 90 days prior to or throughout Screening.
  14. Known or suspected to study intervention(s) or related products.
  15. Participation in any other trial involving an compound within 90 days prior to Screening or in parallel to this trial.
  16. Any disease or condition that, in the judgement of the investigator, may make the individual unlikely to comply with the protocol or presents undue risk.
  17. Female who is pregnant, plans to be pregnant, or is breastfeeding.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(9)

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Contraindication

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Clinically significant

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Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

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Corticosteroids (steroids)

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Hypersensitivity

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Investigational drug or device

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It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
48 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Lonapegsomatropin at 0.24 mg hGH/kg/week

    Lonapegsomatropin at 0.24 mg hGH/kg/week administered once-weekly by subcutaneous injection

    Biological: Lonapegsomatropin

  • Experimental
    Lonapegsomatropin at 0.30 mg hGH/kg/week

    Lonapegsomatropin at 0.30 mg hGH/kg/week administered once-weekly by subcutaneous injection

    Biological: Lonapegsomatropin

  • Experimental
    Lonapegsomatropin at 0.36 mg hGH/kg/week

    Lonapegsomatropin at 0.36 mg hGH/kg/week administered once-weekly by subcutaneous injection

    Biological: Lonapegsomatropin

  • Active comparator
    Somatropin at 0.05 mg/kg/day

    Somatropin at 0.05 mg/kg/day administered once-daily by subcutaneous injection

    Drug: Somatropin

Interventions

  • Once-weekly subcutaneous injection of Lonapegsomatropin

  • Once-daily subcutaneous injection of Somatropin

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Annualized Height Velocity (AHV) (cm/year)

    Calculated based on the difference between the AHV at 6 months and baseline

    Time frame: 26 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Annualized Height Velocity (AHV) (cm/year)

    Calculated based on the difference between the AHVs at 12, 24, 36 and 42 months and baseline

    Time frame: 52 weeks, 104 weeks, 156 weeks and 182 weeks

  2. Change from baseline in height standard deviation score (SDS)

    Calculated based on the difference between the heights SDS at 6, 12, 24, 36 and 42 months and baseline

    Time frame: 26 weeks, 52 weeks, 104 weeks, 156 weeks and 182 weeks

  3. Change from baseline in Bone age (calculated years)

    Annual change in bone age measurements as per Gruelich-Pyle method

    Time frame: 52 weeks, 104 weeks and 156 weeks

  4. Change from baseline in ratio of bone age/chronological age

    Calculated as a ratio

    Time frame: 52 weeks, 104 weeks and 156 weeks

Other outcomes

  1. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) standard deviation score (SDS)

    Via Central Lab analysis

    Time frame: 26 weeks, 52 weeks, 104 weeks, 156 weeks and 182 weeks

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Study locations

19 sites
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    Palo Alto, California 94304, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    San Diego, California 92123, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    Orlando, Florida 32827, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-4804, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    Las Vegas, Nevada 89113, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    Lake Success, New York 11042, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    Portland, Oregon 97239, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    El Paso, Texas 79902, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    Fort Worth, Texas 76104, United States
  • Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
    Seattle, Washington 98105, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 13, 2026, 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
NCT05690386
Lead sponsor
Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Division A/S
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 19, 2023
Start date
Feb 15, 2023
Primary completion
Oct 18, 2024
Completion
Dec 2027 (estimated)
Last update
May 13, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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