Why are kids hitting puberty earlier? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06263868
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is an observatory that will track up to 3360 children in private healthcare who show signs of early or advanced puberty. Researchers will collect data like height, weight, and pubertal stage to better understand trends and possible causes, such as environmental factors. The goal is to gather reliable information to supplement current knowledge, not to test a treatment.
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 could provide valuable data to help understand why puberty is starting earlier and guide future research or public health strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not identify clear causes, and data collection might be incomplete or not representative of the general population.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,360 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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 will be recruited in private heathlcare: 2880 patients distributed between the 2 following groups: PP (Precocious puberty group) and PA (Advanced puberty group), and 480 children in the control group.
- Ages
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Up to 11 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Precocious puberty group (PP) : * Suspected precocious puberty (girl aged \< 8 years or boy aged \< 9 years when the first signs of development\* appear) * Suspected precocious puberty (girl aged \< 8 years or boy aged \< 9 years when the first signs of development\* appear) Advanced puberty group (AP) : * Suspected advanced puberty (girl aged ≥ 8 and \< 10 years or boy aged ≥ 9 and \< 11 years when the first signs of development\* appear) * First consultation with the investigator (pediatric endocrinologist). Control group : * Boy or girl without signs of pubertal development (Tanner 1); * Matched to the PP group on sex and age (+/- 1 year); * Consultation with the same investigator over the same period (same quarter) as a patient in the PP group Exclusion Criteria: All groups * Consultation with the same investigator over the same period (same quarter) as a patient in the PP group * Family not speaking French, language barrier.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
20 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinique Saint jean
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSaint-Jean-de-Védas, 34430, France
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Clinique du Val d'Ouest
RECRUITINGÉcully, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69130, France
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Clinique du Val d'Ouest
RECRUITINGÉcully, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69130, France
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Clinique du Val d'Ouest
RECRUITINGÉcully, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69130, France
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Clinique rive gauche
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGToulouse, Occitanie, 31300, France
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Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices civils de Lyon
RECRUITINGBron, 69677, France
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Pediatric Practice
RECRUITINGPessac, New Aquitaine, 33600, France
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Pediatric practice
RECRUITINGLyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69006, France
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Pediatric practice
RECRUITINGRennes, Brittany Region, 35200, France
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Pediatric practice
RECRUITINGChambray-lès-Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, 37170, France
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Pediatric practice
RECRUITINGEssey-lès-Nancy, Grand Est, 54270, France
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Pediatric practice
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLevallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, 92300, France
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Pediatric practice
RECRUITINGFondettes, Indre-et-Loire, 37230, France
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Pediatric practice
RECRUITINGPau, New Aquitaine, 64000, France
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Pediatric practice
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSaint-Nazaire, Pays de la Loire Region, 44600, France
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Pediatric practice
RECRUITINGAix-en-Provence, 13090, France
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Pediatric practice
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMarseille, 13008, France
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Pediatric practice
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13012, France
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Pediatric practice
RECRUITINGNice, 06000, France
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Pediatric practice
RECRUITINGTrélazé, 49800, France
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Pediatric practice
RECRUITINGParis, Île-de-France Region, 75010, France
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Pediatric practice
RECRUITINGParis, Île-de-France Region, 75011, France
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Pediatric practice
RECRUITINGParis, Île-de-France Region, 75017, France
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Pediatric practice
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGParis, Île-de-France Region, 75116, France
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Polyclinique Bordeaux rive droite
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLormont, New Aquitaine, 33310, France
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