New weekly shot could help girls with turner syndrome grow taller
NCT ID NCT07614152
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This phase 3 study tests a new weekly growth hormone injection (inpegsomatropin) against an existing one (givopegsomatropin) in 84 girls with Turner syndrome who have short stature. The goal is to see which works better for increasing growth over 52 weeks. Participants are prepubertal girls aged 2 to 12 years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- inpegsomatropin (a long-acting growth hormone injection)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new weekly growth hormone option for girls with Turner syndrome, potentially improving height outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but it's not yet recruiting and has only 84 participants. The drug may not prove superior to the existing treatment, and side effects like injection site reactions or hormone imbalances are possible.
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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 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2030
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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2 to 12 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Prepubertal girls at Tanner stage I, with age ≥ 2 years and \< 12 years at the time of informed consent signature. * With clinical manifestations of Turner syndrome and a confirmed diagnosis of Turner syndrome based on peripheral blood karyotype analysis (karyotype analysis of at least 30 metaphase cells). * At screening, bone age is delayed relative to chronological age or advanced by no more than 1 year (i.e., bone age - chronological age ≤ 1 year). * At screening, height is below -2 standard deviations (-2SD) of the mean for age and gender; height reference is shown in Appendix 1. * No prior systematic pharmacological growth-promoting treatment (continuous use for ≥ 1 month), including but not limited to growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), etc. * Thyroid hormone replacement therapy (if applicable) received prior to randomization should be maintained on a stable regimen for at least 4 weeks. * The legal guardian understands and signs the informed consent form; participants aged ≥ 8 years shall also sign the informed consent form. For participants aged under 8 years who are capable of expressing assent, their assent shall be clearly documented. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with closed epiphyses. * Patients with Turner syndrome carrying Y chromosome or Y-chromosome-derived fragments and without gonadectomy. * Other types of growth and development abnormalities, including but not limited to growth hormone deficiency (GHD), Noonan syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, and growth retardation caused by malnutrition. * Participation in any other clinical trial within 3 months prior to screening with pharmacological or non-pharmacological intervention received. * Inhaled glucocorticoids used continuously for more than 2 weeks, or oral/intravenous glucocorticoids used continuously for more than 1 week within 3 months prior to screening. * Receiving other treatments that may affect growth, including but not limited to methylphenidate, sex hormones, gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs, aromatase inhibitors, anabolic agents, etc. * Abnormal liver and renal function at screening (ALT \> 2 times the upper limit of normal; Cr \> upper limit of normal). * Subjects with abnormal glucose metabolism, including: a. Diagnosed diabetes mellitus; b. Fasting blood glucose ≥ 6.1 mmol/L on two consecutive measurements; c. Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥ 6.5%; d. Impaired glucose tolerance judged by the investigator as unsuitable for participation in this study. * Presence of chronic infectious diseases judged by the investigator to interfere with study participation, such as chronic hepatitis B. * Subjects with systemic chronic diseases, such as chronic kidney disease, severe cardiovascular diseases (e.g., aortic dissection, uncontrolled hypertension), psychiatric and psychological disorders. * Subjects with severe congenital skeletal dysplasia; or those with scoliosis \> 20°, significant kyphosis, claudication, or a prior diagnosis of slipped capital femoral epiphysis. * Subjects with a prior history of intracranial hypertension. * Subjects with a history of malignant tumor or current active malignant tumor, including intracranial tumors. * Known hypersensitivity to growth hormone or its excipients. * Subjects with celiac disease who have not maintained a gluten-free diet within 12 months prior to screening. * Any other conditions deemed inappropriate for enrollment in this clinical trial by the investigator.
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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
51 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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Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University
RECRUITINGWuxi, China
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Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University
RECRUITINGJining, China
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Anyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital
RECRUITINGAnyang, China
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Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, China
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Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, China
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Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital
RECRUITINGChengdu, China
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Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
RECRUITINGChongqing, China
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Children's Hospital of Soochow University
RECRUITINGSuzhou, China
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Gansu Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGLanzhou, China
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Guangdong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGuangzhou, China
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Henan Children's Hospital Zhengzhou Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, China
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Huzhou Central Hospital
RECRUITINGHuzhou, China
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Jiangxi Provincial Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGJiangxi, China
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Kunming Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGKunming, China
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
RECRUITINGBeijing, China
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Peking University First Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, China
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Pingxiang People's Hospital
RECRUITINGPingxiang, China
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
RECRUITINGQilu, China
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Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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Shandong Provincial Hospital
RECRUITINGJinan, China
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Shanghai Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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Shaoxing People's Hospital
RECRUITINGShaoxing, China
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Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University
RECRUITINGShenyang, China
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Shenzhen Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGShenzhen, China
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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, China
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Taizhou First People's Hospital
RECRUITINGTaizhou, China
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Taizhou People's Hospital
RECRUITINGTaizhou, China
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Tangshan Maternal and Child Health Hospital
RECRUITINGTangshan, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University
RECRUITINGDalian, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University
RECRUITINGHebei, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGHenan, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
RECRUITINGWenzhou, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University
RECRUITINGXinjiang, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, China
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The First Hospital of Jilin University
RECRUITINGJilin City, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
RECRUITINGNanning, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine
RECRUITINGShanxi, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
RECRUITINGXi'an, China
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The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
RECRUITINGChangsha, China
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The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, China
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Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, China
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West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University
RECRUITINGSichuan, China
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Wuhan Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGWuhan, China
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Xiamen Maternal and Child Health Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGXiamen, China
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Xiangyang First People's Hospital
RECRUITINGXiangyang, China
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Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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Yibin Second People's Hospital
RECRUITINGYibin, China
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Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, China
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Zibo Central Hospital
RECRUITINGZibo, China
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