Oxandrolone Compared With a Placebo on Growth Rate in Girls With Growth Hormone-Treated Turner's Syndrome
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Turner's syndrome is a disease in which females are missing all or part of one X
chromosome and do not produce the hormones estrogen and androgen. Giving growth hormone may
help girls with Turner's syndrome attain a more normal height. It is not yet known if growth
hormone is more effective with or without oxandrolone for Turner's syndrome.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to study the effectiveness of oxandrolone in girls who
have growth hormone-treated Turner's syndrome.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Collaborator:
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University