Clinical Trial: Evaluation and Treatment of Tall Statured Girls

Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Study Type: Observational




Official Title: Evaluation of 304 Danish Girls With Tall Stature: Phenotypic Characteristics and Effects of Oral Administration of Natural 17β-Estradiol

Brief Summary:

Objective

To evaluate the phenotypic characteristics and diagnoses in a large cohort of 304 consecutive girls referred due to tall stature. Furthermore, to evaluate the effect of oral administration of 17β-estradiol on predicted adult height in constitutionally tall statured girls.

Design

A single-centre retrospective observational study of 304 girls evaluated due to tall stature between 1993 and 2013.

Setting

Tertiary referral centre for pediatric endocrinology.

Participants

A total of 304 girls were evaluated for tall stature of whom 39 (13%) were excluded due to missing data, reclassification, overgrowth syndromes or associated comorbidities. Another 58 (19%) girls did not fulfil auxological criteria for constitutionally tall stature (CTS), resulting in a total of 207 (68%) girls eligible for analysis.

Main Outcome Measures

The effect of oral treatment with 17β-estradiol on height, predicted adult height (PAH), final height and circulating hormones in constitutional tall statured girls.