Growth Hormone Treatment on Phosphocreatine Recovery in Obesity
The Effects of Short Term Growth Hormone Treatment on Skeletal Muscle Phosphocreatine Recovery in Obesity
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Intervention / Behandling
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Tilmelding
Fase
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Massachusetts
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Boston, Massachusetts, Forenede Stater, 02114
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men age 18-60 years old
- BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2
- Waist circumference ≥ 102 cm
- Peak GH value of ≤ 4.2 μg/l on standard GHRH-arginine stimulation test
Exclusion Criteria:
- Obesity due to a known secondary cause (Cushing's syndrome, hypothyroidism, etc) or a history of gastric bypass procedure.
- Subjects who have a known history of diabetes, fasting blood sugar >125 mg/dl or using any anti-diabetic drugs.
- Use of Aspirin, Clopidogrel (Plavix), Warfarin (Coumadin) or other anti-coagulants
- Subjects on testosterone, glucocorticoids, anabolic steroids, GHRH, GH or IGF-1 within 3 months of enrollment.
- Changes in lipid lowering or anti-hypertensive regimen within 3 months of screening
- History of pituitary tumor, hypopituitarism, pituitary surgery, pituitary/brain radiation or traumatic brain injury or any other condition known to affect the GH axis.
- Severe chronic illness including HIV, active malignancy or history of colon cancer.
- Hemoglobin < 9.0 g/dL, SGOT > 2.5 x upper limit normal, Creatinine >1.5 mg/dL, or PSA >5 ng/ml.
- Subject is currently enrolled in another investigational device or drug trial(s), or subject has received other investigational agent(s) within 28 days of baseline visit.
- Any condition judged by the patient's physician to cause this clinical trial to be detrimental to the patient.
- Contraindications to MRI scanning.
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: Ikke-randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Enkelt gruppeopgave
- Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)
Antal våben
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / ArmDeltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlingIntervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: Væksthormon
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Growth hormone 0.4 mg once daily (titrated to IGF-1) by sub-cutaneous injection for 12 weeks.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Phosphocreatine Recovery
Tidsramme: 12-weeks
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The primary objective of this study is to determine the effects of growth hormone on mitochondrial function as assessed by 31P-MRS in obese subjects with reduced GH secretion.
Mitochondrial function was represented by ViPCr, a measure of phosphocreatine recovery after sub-maximal exercise.
Univariate regression analyses was performed to assess the relationship between the change in skeletal muscle IGF-1 mRNA after 12 weeks treatment with rhGH to change in ViPCr.
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12-weeks
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Sekundære resultatmål
Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Change in Circulating IGF-1 Concentration
Tidsramme: Baseline and 12-weeks
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Change in circulating IGF-1 from Baseline to 12-weeks is reported.
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Baseline and 12-weeks
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Change in Skeletal Muscle IGF-1 Gene Expression
Tidsramme: Baseline and 12-weeks
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Change in skeletal muscle IGF-1 gene mRNA expression from Baseline to 12-weeks is reported.
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Baseline and 12-weeks
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Change in Body Composition
Tidsramme: Baseline and 12-weeks
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Change in waist circumference from Baseline to 12-weeks is reported.
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Baseline and 12-weeks
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Change in Inflammatory Marker
Tidsramme: Baseline and 12-weeks
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Change in high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) from Baseline to 12-weeks is reported.
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Baseline and 12-weeks
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Change in Insulin Sensitivity
Tidsramme: Baseline and 12-weeks
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Change in fasting glucose from Baseline to 12-weeks is reported.
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Baseline and 12-weeks
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Change in Phosphocreatine Recovery
Tidsramme: Baseline and 12-weeks
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Change in phosphocreatine recovery, represented by ViPCr, from Baseline to 12-weeks is reported.
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Baseline and 12-weeks
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Samarbejdspartnere
Samarbejdspartnere
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Primær færdiggørelse
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- 2011-P-000770
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