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CTRI Number  CTRI/2013/09/003957 [Registered on: 05/09/2013] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 30/08/2013
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Biological 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   A Study to Evaluate the Comparitive Safety and Efficacy of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (rhGH) of USV with Eutropin in the Treatment of Pre-pubertal Children (4 to 12 years) with Growth Hormone Deficency 
Scientific Title of Study   A prospective Phase III, Multicentre, Randomised, Open Label Study to Evaluate the Comparitive Safety and Efficacy of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (rhGH) of USV with Eutropin in the Treatment of Pre-pubertal Children (4 to 12 years) with Growth Hormone Deficency 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
US/112/07 version 02, 29-04-08  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Kapil Arora 
Designation  Associate Manager 
Affiliation  Apothecaries Private Limited 
Address  579, Devli, East Sainik Farm

New Delhi
DELHI
110062
India 
Phone  01124502551  
Fax    
Email  kapil.arora@apothecaries.net  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Kapil Arora 
Designation  Associate Manager 
Affiliation  Apothecaries Private Limited 
Address  579, Devli, East Sainik Farm

New Delhi
DELHI
110062
India 
Phone  01124502551  
Fax    
Email  kapil.arora@apothecaries.net  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Kapil Arora 
Designation  Associate Manager 
Affiliation  Apothecaries Private Limited 
Address  579, Devli, East Sainik Farm

New Delhi
DELHI
110062
India 
Phone  01124502551  
Fax    
Email  kapil.arora@apothecaries.net  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
USV Ltd. BSD Marg, Govandi, Mumbai 400088, India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  USV Ltd 
Address  BSD Marg, Govandi, Mumbai 400088, India 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Apothecaries Private Limited  579, Devli, East Sainik Farm, New Delhi-110062 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 7  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Rajesh Khadgawat  All India Institute of Medical Science  pediatrics department, Ansari Nagar,-110029
New Delhi
DELHI 
9868397605

rajeshkhadgawat@hotmail.com 
Dr AP Dubey  Department of Paediatrics,   Maulana Azad Medical College,-110002
New Delhi
DELHI 
9968604303

apdubey52@rediffmail.com 
Dr IPS kochar  Dr. IPS Kochar clinic  D-121, Sector 40, Noida
Gautam Buddha Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH 
9910240919

inderpal_kochar@yahoo.com 
Dr Uday Phadke  Instride Research Institute   6 Poonam Arcade, Next to Hotel Surbhi ,-411034
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
09623452969

uday.instride@gmail.com 
Dr Sciddhartha Koonwar  MV Hospital and Research Centre  314/30, Mirza Mandi Chowk,-226003
Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH 
09415102691

dr_sciddhartha@indiatimes.com 
Dr VK Goel  Panchsheel Hospital  C-3/64, Yamuna Vihar,-110053
New Delhi
DELHI 
9810106800

vkgoyal22@gmail.com 
Dr Warad Vijay Prabhuappa  Shree Sai Childrens Hospital  1st Floor, Baba Construction Building,-411043
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
09822436184

vijaypwarad@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 8  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Biomedical Ethic Committee/ Idependent Ethics Committee/ New Delhi/ Dr. Warad Vijay Prabhuappa/ 06  Approved 
Biomedical Ethics Committee/ Independent Ethics Committee/ New Delhi/ Dr. IPS KOCHHAR/ 03  Approved 
DIACARE research Ethics committee/ Intitutional Ethics Committee/ Ahmehdabad/ Banshi Saboo/ 08  Approved 
Ethics Committee INSTRIDE/ Institutional Ethcis Committee/ Pune/ Uday Phadhke/ 07  Approved 
Institutional Ethic Committee AIIMS / New Delhi /Site 01 Dr. Rajesh Khagawat  Approved 
Maulana Azad Medical college isutitutional ethics committee / new Delhi/ A.P. Dubey/ 02  Approved 
The Biomedical Ethics Committee/ Independent Ethics Committee / New Delhi/ V.K. Goel/ 04  Approved 
The Biomedical Ethics Committee/ independent Ethics committee/ New Delhi/ Shidhartha Koonwar/ 05  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Growth hormone deficiency in pre-pubertal children(4 to 12 years).,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  LG Eutropin(Somatropin)  Total weekly dose of 0.24mg/kg body weight administered in equal doses,subcutaneously,for 6 months 
Intervention  USV's Somatropin  Total weekly dose of 0.24mg/kg body weight administered in equal doses,subcutaneously,for 6 months. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  4.00 Year(s)
Age To  12.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Pre-pubertal children in the age group of 4-12 years of age.

2. Children with short stature with a growth rate 5.0 cm per year.

3.Children with deficiency of GH testing without any organic pathology documented by dynamic GH testing by at least 2 differnent stimuli.The post stimulation level of human GH should not be / 10 ng/ml.

4. GH defiency if due to pituitary surgery not earlier than 2 years and woth a stable disease.  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Associated endocrine disorders of thyroid function, adenocortical insufficiency(serum basal cortisol<3ug/dl) unless adequately replaced with thyroxin and showing a stable thyroid function at least for 8 weeks. 2.patients already receiving rhGH treatment 3. Known hypersenitivity to the Investigational products 4.Any systemic disorder likely to affect pharmacological action of somatropin.  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Random Number Table 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1) Height 2) Height Standard Deviation Score 3) Height Velocity 4) Height Velocity Standard Deviation Score  6 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1) Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 2) Insulin-like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-3  Measured at 0,3 and 6 months. 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   31/01/2010 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="7"
Days="15" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   This study is a Prospective Phase III,Multicentre,randomized,Open label study to evaluate the comparative safety and efficacy of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone of USV with Eutropin in the treatment of Pre-pubertal children(4-12 years) with growth hormone deficiency.The Primary outcome measures will be Height,Height standard deviation score,height velocity and height velocity standard deviation score after 6 months.The secondary outcome will be measuring Insulin-like Growth Factor and Insulin-like Growth Factor-Binding Protein at 0,3 and 6 months. 
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