Can daily growth hormone shots help short kids catch up?
NCT ID NCT07815626
First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026
Summary
Researchers are testing a human growth hormone injection called Sinotropin AQ in children with idiopathic short stature, a condition where kids are shorter than expected for their age without a known cause. The trial enrolls 240 prepubertal children and randomly assigns them to receive either the study hormone or an active comparator for 52 weeks. The main goal is to see how much the children grow in a year, measured as height velocity, and whether the treatment is safe.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- human growth hormone injection
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give families another approved option for helping children with idiopathic short stature grow taller.
- What could go wrong
- The trial may show the new growth hormone is not as effective as the comparator, or that any height gain is small. Daily injections for a year can be burdensome, and growth hormone carries risks like fluid retention and joint pain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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3 to 11 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 1\. Tanner stage I (prepubertal) at informed consent: males aged 3 to \<11 years ; females aged 3 to \<10 years ; * 2\. At screening, height \< -2 standard deviations (SD) for age and sex (height reference per Appendix 1); * 3\. Peak GH ≥10.0 ng/mL in any growth hormone (GH) stimulation test; * 4\. Bone age minus chronological age ≤ 1 year. Exclusion Criteria: * 1.Closed epiphyses (skeletally mature); * 2.Severe allergic diathesis, or known hypersensitivity to growth hormone or any of its excipients; * 3.History of malignancy or current active malignancy; * 4.Systemic chronic diseases, including but not limited to moderate-to-severe anemia, hypothyroidism, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease (e.g., dilated cardiomyopathy), psychiatric disorders, or congenital anomalies that require clinical intervention per the investigator's judgment. * 5.Patients with a prior diagnosis of intracranial hypertension; * 6.Patients with congenital skeletal dysplasia, or scoliosis ≥15° (or moderate or greater), limping (gait disturbance), and patients with a prior diagnosis of slipped capital femoral epiphysis ; * 7.Other types of growth and developmental disorders, including confirmed or highly suspected growth hormone deficiency (GHD), Noonan syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Russell-Silver syndrome, Turner syndrome, small for gestational age (SGA), short stature due to SHOX gene defects, and short stature of other identified causes; * 8\. Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, or fasting blood glucose ≥6.1 mmol/L on two consecutive measurements.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
34 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Anhui Provincial Children's Hospital
Hefei, Anhui, China
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Capital Center for Children's Health, Captical Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Changsha Hospital for Maternal and Child Health Care
Changsha, Hunan, China
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Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Guangdong Hospital for Materal and Child Health Care
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Hunan Children's Hospital
Changsha, Hunan, China
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Jiangxi Provincial Children's Hospital
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Kunming Children's Hospital
Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital
Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Shandong Provincial Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, China
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Shanghai Children's Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Shanghai Children's Medical Center Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Shanxi Children's Hospital
Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Tangshan Maternal and Child Health Hospital
Tangshan, Hebei, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
Xiamen, Fujian, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
Hefei, Anhui, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, China
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The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, China
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Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China
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Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, China
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West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Women and Children's Hospital of Ningbo University
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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Wuhan Children's Hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Wuxi Children's Hospital
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China