๐ฌIn plain words
What the trial is, and whether it could suit you
This is a two-part clinical study for children with growth hormone deficiency. In the first part, participants will be randomly assigned to receive different doses of an oral treatment (GS3-007a dry suspension) or a placebo for 14 days. This part is double-blinded, meaning neither the participants nor the doctors will know who is receiving the treatment or placebo. The goal is to find a safe and well-tolerated dose.
In the second part, participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the selected dose of GS3-007a or another approved treatment for 52 weeks. This part is open-label, so everyone will know which treatment is being given. After that, all participants may continue taking GS3-007a for another 156 weeks in an extension phase to study long-term effects.
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๐ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria:
* chronological age (CA) โฅ3 years at Screening
* Prepubertal girls or boys
* Height at Screening lower than the reference height for normal children of the same chronological age and sex minus 2 standard deviations (-2 SD)
* A confirmed diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency (GHD)
* Having not been treated with any growth-promoting drugs
* BA delayed by โฅ6 months compared with the CA at Screening Subjects who meet all of the following criteria are eligible to enroll in the extension study (applicable for Part II extension period)
* Subjects who have completed the 52-week treatment period of phase II
* Subjects who do not permanently discontinue the investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) during the 52-week treatment period of phase II
Exclusion Criteria:
* A highly allergic constitution
* Suspected or confirmed total pituitary deficiency, including patients previously confirmed with deficiency of โฅ2 pituitary hormones other than GH
* Being confirmed with other chromosomal abnormalities or growth abnormalities affecting growth
* Congenital skeletal dysplasia or serious spinal anomalies
* Cognitive hypofunction, neurodevelopmental disorders, or psychiatric/psychological disorders that, in the investigator's opinion, may interfere with evaluation of study endpoints
* Any clinically significant abnormality that may affect growth or evaluation of the IMP
* Screening magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the sellar region confirming prior or current intracranial tumor growth
* Concurrent use of any medications that may affect growth or response to growth hormone therapy
* Epiphyseal closure
* Electrocardiogram (ECG) QTcF interval abnormal, with a history of QT/QTc interval prolonged
* Hepatic function indicators abnormal at Screening Patients meeting any of the following criteria may not be enrolled in this extension study (applicable for Part II extension period)
* Subjects with closed epiphyses
* Any clinically significant abnormality that may affect growth or evaluation of the IMP
* Known or suspected allergy to the IMP
* Women with positive blood human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) at the pre-treatment visit