Mayo clinic study seeks secrets of bone growth in kids
NCT ID NCT03501589
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study from Mayo Clinic looks at the molecular signals that control how children's bones grow at the growth plate. Researchers will collect tissue samples from 100 skeletally immature children and adults who are already having surgery that removes growth plate cartilage. The goal is to understand the mechanisms behind limb growth and find agents that could speed up or slow down growth.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could point toward treatments for growth plate injuries or conditions affecting limb length in children.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. It aims to gather knowledge, not test a therapy, so direct patient benefits are not expected.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2013
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients undergoing surgery where growth plate cartilage or bone is removed as discarded tissue, waste, or surgical debris.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Skeletally immature children/adults undergoing surgical procedures where growth plate cartilage is removed as a normal part of their procedure; or patients undergoing surgical procedures where bone is removed as a normal part of their procedure. Exclusion Criteria: * Skeletally mature children/adults
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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
1 site. 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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Mayo Clinic'
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States