Found 3 clinical trials
Growth Hormone as a Model for Reversible Activation of Adipose Tissue Fibrosis
> Subjects and methods: In a single blinded, randomized, double-dummy crossover design, 10 adult, moderately overweight individuals will be subjected to one week of GH and GH receptor blockade
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- 10 Sep, 2021
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Safety and Efficacy of Pegvisomant in Children With Growth Hormone Excess
Background For children with gigantism, too much growth hormone (GH) in the body causes abnormal growth and many other problems. Current treatments often don t work; no medical treatment is approved by FDA. Researchers want to see if the drug pegvisomant can help. Objective To test the role of pegvisomant …
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- 14 Jun, 2022
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Peri-operative Dynamics of the Growth Hormone Axis in Subjects With Acromegaly
Acromegaly is a rare disorder characterized by excessive production of growth hormone most often by a pituitary adenoma. A pituitary adenoma is a tumor, almost always benign or non-cancerous, that grows on the pituitary, a small gland located at the base of the brain. Treatment of acromegaly usually involves surgery, …
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- 24 Jan, 2022
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