Exploring Interactions Between Growth Hormone and the Microbiome

Rambam Health Care Campus

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Growth Hormone Deficiency

Treatments: Other: Non Interventional

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03327207

0132-17 RMB CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to characterize the microbiome and metabolomics of children with Growth Hormone (GH) deficiency, prior GH treatment initiation and compare it to healthy children

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children with GH deficiency

Exclusion criteria

• Turner syndrome
• End state renal disease (ESRD)
• Prader-Willi syndrome
• Systemic illness
• Antibiotics/Antifungal in the last 3m

Trial design

200 participants in 2 patient groups

Study group

Description:

Children who receive Growth hormone treatment. Non Interventional

Treatment:

Other: Non Interventional

Control group

Description:

Healthy children . Non Interventional

Treatment:

Other: Non Interventional