Could a daily pill boost growth in kids with hypochondroplasia?
NCT ID NCT06873035
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests an oral drug called infigratinib in children with hypochondroplasia, a condition that causes short stature. The trial has two parts: first, all children receive the drug to see if it safely increases their growth rate; then, some will switch to a placebo to confirm the effect. Up to 24 children aged 3 to 11 will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- infigratinib (oral drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a treatment option to improve growth in children with hypochondroplasia.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-to-mid-stage trial with only 24 participants. The drug may not work as hoped, and side effects could require dose changes or stopping treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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 18 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must have completed at least 26 weeks and still be on the observational study (QBGJ398-004). * Phase 2 portion: Participants 5-11 years of age (inclusive). * Phase 3 portion: Participants 3 to \<18 years of age at screening with growth potential * Diagnosis of HCH documented clinically by the presence of disproportionate short stature and confirmed with a molecular test. * Participants are able to swallow oral medication. * Participants and parent(s), legal guardian(s), or caregiver(s) are willing and able to comply with study visits and study procedures. * Participants are ambulatory and able to stand without assistance. Sex and Contraceptive/Barrier Requirements * Negative pregnancy test in girls ≥10 years of age or girls of any age who have experienced menarche. * If sexually active, participants whether male or female, must be willing to use a highly effective method of contraception, as relevant, while taking study drug and for 1 month after the last dose of study drug. * Signed informed consent. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who have ACH or a short stature condition other than HCH. * Significant concurrent disease or condition that, in the view of the investigator and/or sponsor, would confound assessment of efficacy or safety of infigratinib. * Current evidence of clinically significant corneal or retinal disorder/keratopathy confirmed by ophthalmic examination. * Concurrent circumstance, disease, or condition that, in the view of the investigator and/or sponsor, would interfere with study participation or safety evaluations. * History and/or current evidence of extensive ectopic tissue calcification. * History of malignancy. * Having received or planning to receive treatment with any other investigational or approved product for the treatment of ACH, HCH, or short stature. * Regular long-term treatment (≥3 weeks) with supraphysiologic doses of glucocorticoid. * Previous limb-lengthening surgery at any time or planned/expected to have limb-lengthening or guided growth surgery while participating in the study. * Participants receiving medications which could increase serum phosphorus and/or calcium concentrations * Clinically significant abnormality in any laboratory test result at screening. * Pregnant or breastfeeding at the screening visit or planning to become pregnant (self or partner) at any time during the study. * Allergy to any components of the study drug. * Concurrent circumstance, disease, or condition that would interfere with study participation.
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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
24 sites in 10 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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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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Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital
Solna, Sweden, 17164, Sweden
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Toulouse - Hôpital des Enfants
Toulouse, France, 31059, France
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Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1, Canada
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Children's National Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Childrens Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Glasgow Clinical Research Facility, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Glasgow, Scotland, G51 4TF, United Kingdom
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Haukeland University Hospital
Bergen, Norway, 5021, Norway
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Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal, 3000-602, Portugal
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Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant
Bron, France, 69677, France
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Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades
Paris, France, 75015, France
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Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Singapore, Singapore, 229899, Singapore
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London Health Services Centre - Children's Hospital of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, N6C 2R5, Canada
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Manchester University
Manchester, England, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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Murdoch Children's Research Institute - The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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Paediatric Clinical Research Unit at Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Norway, 0372, Norway
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Sheffield Children's Hospital
Sheffield, England, S10 2TH, United Kingdom
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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Oakland, California, 94609, United States
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Unidad de Cirugía Artroscopica, Hopsital MIKS
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, 01010, Spain
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University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri, 65201, United States
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University of Wisconsin Madison - Waisman Center Bone Dysplasia Clinic
Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States
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Université de Montréal - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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