E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated | Ovarian dysgenesis and related hypogonadism causes by Turner syndrome | Ovariedysfunktion og relateret hypogonadisme forårsaget af Turner syndrom | |
E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language | Failure of the ovaries and related decreased production of female sex hormone, estrogen, caused by the congenital Turner syndrome | Manglede funktion af æggestokkene og dermed relateret nedsat produktion af kvindelig kønshormon, østrogen, forårsaget af det medfødte Turner syndrom | |
E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Hormonal diseases [C19] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 | E.1.2 | Level | PT | E.1.2 | Classification code | 10045181 | E.1.2 | Term | Turner's syndrome | E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10010331 - Congenital, familial and genetic disorders | |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | Yes |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial | 1. Find the equipotency for different estradiol regimens, oral versus transdermal (TD) route of administration, using different estradiol-dependent surrogate markers. 2. Clarify the endocrine, metabolic, cardiovascular, physiologic and thromboembolic risk factors in Turner syndrome (TS) after a wash out period off estrogen. 3. To compare the effect of two different estradiol (E2) regimens, oral versus TD route, in terms of equipotency by using different estradiol-dependent surrogate markers. 4. To examine long term effects of E2 by the two administration routes on endocrine, metabolic, cardiovascular, physiologic and thromboembolic risk endpoints. | 1. Finde ækvipotens for forskellige østradiolregimer, oral versus transdermal (TD) administrationsvej, ved hjælp af forskellige østradiol-afhængige surrogatmarkører. 2. Klarlægge endokrine, metaboliske, kardiovaskulære og tromboemboliske risikofaktorer ved TS efter en periode med udvaskning af østrogen. 3. Sammenligne effekten af to forskellige E2 regimer, oral versus TD administrationsvej, med hensyn til ækvipotens ved hjælp af forskellige østradiol-afhængige surrogatmarkører. 4. Undersøge langtidseffekterne af E2 ved de to forskellige administrationsveje på endokrine, fysiologiske, metaboliske, kardiovaskulære og koagulatoriske effektmål. | |
E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial | Not applicable | Ikke anvendelig | |
E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria | For participants with TS: - Diagnosis of TS regardless of karyotype - Age 18-40 years - Receives estrogen treatment in advance For the healthy controls: - Woman - Age 18-40 years - Formerly healthy and healthy - Does not receive medication - Does not use any contraceptive pills - Have no mental or psychiatric disorders | For deltagerne med TS: - Diagnose med TS uanset karyotype - Alderen 18-40 år - Modtager behandling med østrogen i forvejen For de raske kontroller: - Kvinde - Alderen 18-40 år - Tidligere sund og rask - Modtager ikke medicin - Bruger ikke nogen former for præventions-piller - Har ingen psykiske eller psykiatriske lidelser | |
E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria | - Active systemic chronic diseases - Known with or with suspicion of breast cancer - Known or suspected estradiol-dependent tumors (endometrial cancer or similar) - Untreated endometrial hyperplasia - Current or past venous thromboembolism - Acute or previous liver disease, where liver enzymes are still elevated by at least a factor of 3 - Known hypersensitivity to active substances or excipients in any of the used medicines - Pregnancy - The menopause of the control group alone | - Aktive systemiske kroniske sygdomme - Kendt med eller med mistanke om brystkræft - Kendt med eller med mistanke om østradiolafhængige tumorer (endometriecancer eller lignende) - Ubehandlet endometrie hyperplasi - Nuværende eller tidligere venøs tromboembolisme - Akut eller tidligere leversygdom, hvor leverenzymerne stadig er forhøjet med mindst en faktor på 3 - Kendt overfølsomhed overfor aktive stoffer eller hjælpestoffer i nogen af de anvendte lægemidler - Graviditet - Overgangsalderen for kontrolgruppen alene | |
E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) | 1. Sex hormone level after a wash out period: The level of sex hormone imbalance after a wash out period without estrogen measured by the bloodsamples serum FSH and serum LH. 2. Blood test changes: The change in the blood test values from baseline within the areas of metabolism, endocrine, cardiovascular and coagulation. 3. Bones: Bone density measured by DEXA scan 4. Body composition: Measured by bio impedance 5. Cardiovascular status: 24 hours blood pressure measurement and a sphygmocor scan 6. Hand strength test: Maximal hand strength meassured in kg 7. Quadriceps strength test: Maximal isometric muscle strength of both quadriceps meassured at once in nM. 8. Muscle quality: MR scan of both quadriceps: to measure muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) and fat content in the muscle. Muscle quality = maximum quadriceps strength meassured in nM/muscle CSA. 9. Fitness: Meassured with a bike test: fat oxidation test with increasing intensity - 5 min break - VO2max test with the value: ml/O2/kg 10. Jumping height: maximal jumping height meassured in cm | 1.Kønshormonniveau efter en udvaskningsperiode: Niveauet af kønshormonubalance efter en udvaskningsperiode uden østrogen målt med blodprøverne serum FSH og serum LH. 2. Ændringer i blodprøverne: Ændringen i blodprøveværdierne fra baseline inden for metabolismen, endokrinologi, kardiovaskularitet og koagulation. 3. Knogler: Knogletæthed målt ved DEXA-scan 4. Kropssammensætning: Målt med bioimpedans 5. Kardiovaskulær status: 24 timers blodtryksmåling og en sphygmocor-scanning 6.Hand styrke test: Maksimal håndstyrke målt i kg 7. Quadriceps styrke test: Maksimal isometrisk muskelstyrke af begge quadriceps målt på én gang i nM. 8. Muskelkvalitet: MR-scanning af begge quadriceps: til måling af muskeltværsnit (CSA) og fedtindhold i musklen. Muskelkvalitet = maksimal quadriceps styrke målt i nM / muskel CSA. 9. Fitness: Målt med en cykeltest: fedtoxidationstest med stigende intensitet - 5 min pause - VO2max test med værdien: ml / O2 / kg 10. Hoppehøjde: Maksimal hoppehøjde målt i cm | |
E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point | For all the endpoints evaluation after 1 month (the first wash out period), after 6 months (the first intervention period) and after further 7 months (the second wash period and second intervention period). | For alle slutpunkter evaluering efter 1 måned (den første udvaskningsperiode), efter 6 måneder (den første interventionsperiode) og efter yderligere 7 måneder (den anden vaskeperiode og anden interventionsperiode). | |
E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) | 11.Experienced health-related quality of life and functioning: Self-reported quality of life questionnaires - SF-36. It consists of eight scaled scores. Each scale is transformed directly into a 0-100 scale. The lower the score the greater the difficulty. 12.Life quality: Self-reported quality of life questionnaires - WHOQoL-Bref. Based on the participant's answer to the 26 questions in the questionnaire, an overall quality of life profile for the participant is formed, which consists of a quality of life score for each dimension of the questionnaire. These are physical health, mental health, social relationships and the participants' surroundings. | 1. Erfaren sundhedsrelateret livskvalitet og funktionsevne: Selvrapporterede spørgeskemaer om livskvalitet - SF-36. Det består af otte skalerede scoringer. Hver skala transformeres direkte til en 0-100 skala. Jo lavere score jo større er vanskeligheden. 12. Livskvalitet Selvrapporterede spørgeskemaer om livskvalitet - WHOQoL-Bref. Baseret på deltagerens svar på de 26 spørgsmål i spørgeskemaet dannes en samlet livskvalitetsprofil for deltageren, der består af en livskvalitetsscore for hver dimension af spørgeskemaet. Dette er fysisk sundhed, mental sundhed, sociale forhold og deltagernes omgivelser. | |
E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point | Evaluation after 1 month (the first wash out period), after 6 months (the first intervention period) and after further 7 months (the second wash period and second intervention period). | Evaluering efter 1 måned (den første udvaskningsperiode), efter 6 måneder (den første interventionsperiode) og efter yderligere 7 måneder (den anden vaskeperiode og anden interventionsperiode). | |
E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | No |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | No |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | Yes |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Yes |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 3 |
E.8.3 | The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 | Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last visit of the last subject undergoing the trial | The trial will end when the last participants has gone through the last examination day (after the first wash period, the first intervention period, the second wash out period and the second intervention period). | Forsøget afsluttes, når den sidste deltager har gennemgået den sidste undersøgelsesdag (efter den første vaskeperiode, den første interventionsperiode, den anden udvaskningsperiode og den anden interventionsperiode). | |
E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |