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| Name | Class |
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| Aarhus University Hospital | OTHER |
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The purpose of this study is to further characterize the treatment related changes in insulin sensitivity, substrate metabolism and intrahepatic-intramyocellular lipids in patients with growth hormone deficiency (GHD).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | Experimental | the aim of the present study is to characterize the treatment related changes in insulin sensitivity, substrate metabolism and intrahepatic-intramyocellular lipids in 12 adult patients, recently diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency |
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| Control | No Intervention | Intramyocellular, intrahepatic and intraabdominal lipid content, lean body mass and body fat percentage, are assessed in ten healthy controls matched on age, gender and BMI. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| growth hormone (genotropin) | Drug | Dosage regulation will follow the local recommendations of GHD treatment |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| insulin sensitivity | before and after 3 months treatment with growth hormone |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| substrate metabolism | before and after 3 months of growth hormone treatment | |
| intrahepatic lipid content | before and after 3 months of growth hormone treatment | |
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Controls are matched on age, gender and BMI
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jens OL Jorgensen, Professor MD | Medical Department M, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Medical department M (Endocrinology and Diabetes), Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus Sygehus, Denmark. | Aarhus | Aarhus | 8000 | Denmark | ||
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| Danish Data Protection Agency | View source |
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| ID | Term |
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| D004393 | Dwarfism, Pituitary |
| D007333 | Insulin Resistance |
| D005234 | Fatty Liver |
| ID | Term |
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| D004392 | Dwarfism |
| D001848 | Bone Diseases, Developmental |
| D001847 | Bone Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D013006 | Growth Hormone |
| D019382 | Human Growth Hormone |
| ID | Term |
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| D010908 | Pituitary Hormones, Anterior |
| D010907 | Pituitary Hormones |
| D036361 | Peptide Hormones |
| D006728 | Hormones |
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| intramyocellular lipid content |
| before and after 3 months of growth hormone treatment |
| Medical Department M, Aarhus University Hospital |
| Aarhus |
| 8000 |
| Denmark |
| D001849 |
| Bone Diseases, Endocrine |
| D007018 | Hypopituitarism |
| D010900 | Pituitary Diseases |
| D007027 | Hypothalamic Diseases |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |
| D006946 | Hyperinsulinism |
| D044882 | Glucose Metabolism Disorders |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D008107 | Liver Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D006730 |
| Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |
| D010455 | Peptides |
| D000602 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |