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Growth hormone deficiency and growth-hormone secretagogue pharmacology — trial records

Trial records in the Institute's register bearing on growth hormone deficiency and growth-hormone secretagogue pharmacology.

Document identifier
CEI-IN-21/3
Series
Indication assessment
Version
2.0
Published
29 Jul 2025
Last reviewed
29 Jul 2025
Next review
29 Jul 2027
Identifier
10.71829/cei.ind.21
Certainty
Not rated
Cycle
2025 Q3
ICD-11
5A60
Category
Endocrine

§3Trials in this indication

57 trial records in the Institute's register bear on this indication, of which 11 are published trials.

Table 2. Trial records bearing on growth hormone deficiency and growth-hormone secretagogue pharmacology.

RecordCompoundPhaseDesignRandomisedYear
IPA-PH1-GHIpamorelinPhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose1998
CJC-PH1-ASCENDINGCJC-1295Phase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2006
CJC-PH1-MULTIDOSECJC-1295Phase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2006
HEX-PH1-GHHexarelinPhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose1995
GHRP2-JP-DIAGNOSTICGHRP-2Phase 3Diagnostic accuracy2006
GHRP6-PH1-GHGHRP-6Phase 1Phase 1 ascending dose1995
KISS-DIAGNOSTICKisspeptin-10Phase 1Diagnostic accuracy2011
KISS-IVF-TRIGGERKisspeptin-10Phase 2Single-arm open-label602014
GNRH-DIAGNOSTICGonadorelinDiagnostic accuracy
GNRH-PULSATILE-HHGonadorelinSingle-arm open-label
SERM-DIAGNOSTICSermorelinDiagnostic accuracy
IPA-PH1-GH-ELDERLYprogramme recordIpamorelinPhase 1Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled1998
CJC-PH1-ASCENDING-QOLprogramme recordCJC-1295Phase 1Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2006
CJC-PH1-MULTIDOSE-RENAL-IMPprogramme recordCJC-1295Phase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2006
HEX-PH1-GH-DDIprogramme recordHexarelinPhase 1Randomised crossover1995
GHRP2-JP-DIAGNOSTIC-BODY-COMPprogramme recordGHRP-2Phase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2006
GHRP6-PH1-GH-OLEprogramme recordGHRP-6Phase 1Single-arm open-label1995
KISS-DIAGNOSTIC-PKprogramme recordKisspeptin-10Phase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2011
KISS-IVF-TRIGGER-DDIprogramme recordKisspeptin-10Phase 1Randomised crossover2014
GNRH-DIAGNOSTIC-REGIONAL-JPprogramme recordGonadorelinPhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled
GNRH-PULSATILE-HH-PKprogramme recordGonadorelinPhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose
SERM-DIAGNOSTIC-DDIprogramme recordSermorelinPhase 1Randomised crossover
IPA-PH1-GH-OLEprogramme recordIpamorelinPhase 1Single-arm open-label1998
CJC-PH1-ASCENDING-REGIONAL-CNprogramme recordCJC-1295Phase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2006
CJC-PH1-MULTIDOSE-PKprogramme recordCJC-1295Phase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2006
HEX-PH1-GH-HEPATIC-IMPprogramme recordHexarelinPhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose1995
GHRP2-JP-DIAGNOSTIC-REGIONAL-JPprogramme recordGHRP-2Phase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2006
GHRP6-PH1-GH-ELDERLYprogramme recordGHRP-6Phase 1Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled1995
KISS-DIAGNOSTIC-RENAL-IMPprogramme recordKisspeptin-10Phase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2011
KISS-IVF-TRIGGER-HEPATIC-IMPprogramme recordKisspeptin-10Phase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2014
GNRH-DIAGNOSTIC-BODY-COMPprogramme recordGonadorelinRandomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled
GNRH-PULSATILE-HH-RENAL-IMPprogramme recordGonadorelinPhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose
IPA-PH1-GH-ADHERENCEprogramme recordIpamorelinPhase 1Observational1998
CJC-PH1-ASCENDING-REGIONAL-JPprogramme recordCJC-1295Phase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2006
CJC-PH1-MULTIDOSE-DDIprogramme recordCJC-1295Phase 1Randomised crossover2006
HEX-PH1-GH-RENAL-IMPprogramme recordHexarelinPhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose1995
GHRP2-JP-DIAGNOSTIC-REGIONAL-CNprogramme recordGHRP-2Phase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2006
GHRP6-PH1-GH-BIOMARKERprogramme recordGHRP-6Phase 1Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled1995
KISS-DIAGNOSTIC-HEPATIC-IMPprogramme recordKisspeptin-10Phase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2011
KISS-IVF-TRIGGER-RENAL-IMPprogramme recordKisspeptin-10Phase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2014
GNRH-DIAGNOSTIC-QOLprogramme recordGonadorelinRandomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled
GNRH-PULSATILE-HH-HEPATIC-IMPprogramme recordGonadorelinPhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose
SERM-DIAGNOSTIC-RENAL-IMPprogramme recordSermorelinPhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose
IPA-PH1-GH-BIOMARKERprogramme recordIpamorelinPhase 1Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled1998
CJC-PH1-ASCENDING-BODY-COMPprogramme recordCJC-1295Phase 1Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2006
CJC-PH1-MULTIDOSE-HEPATIC-IMPprogramme recordCJC-1295Phase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2006
HEX-PH1-GH-PKprogramme recordHexarelinPhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose1995
GHRP2-JP-DIAGNOSTIC-QOLprogramme recordGHRP-2Phase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2006
GHRP6-PH1-GH-ADHERENCEprogramme recordGHRP-6Phase 1Observational1995
KISS-DIAGNOSTIC-DDIprogramme recordKisspeptin-10Phase 1Randomised crossover2011
KISS-IVF-TRIGGER-PKprogramme recordKisspeptin-10Phase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2014
GNRH-PULSATILE-HH-DDIprogramme recordGonadorelinPhase 1Randomised crossover
IPA-PH1-GH-REGIONAL-CNprogramme recordIpamorelinPhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled1998
CJC-PH1-ASCENDING-OLEprogramme recordCJC-1295Phase 1Single-arm open-label2006
HEX-PH1-GH-OLEprogramme recordHexarelinPhase 1Single-arm open-label1995
GHRP2-JP-DIAGNOSTIC-PKprogramme recordGHRP-2Phase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2006
GHRP6-PH1-GH-QOLprogramme recordGHRP-6Phase 1Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled1995
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References cited on this page

References are numbered in order of first citation in this document. Each superscript in the text links to its entry below.

  1. Raun K, Hansen BS, Johansen NL, Thøgersen H, Madsen K, Ankersen M, Andersen PH. Ipamorelin, the first selective growth hormone secretagogue. European Journal of Endocrinology 1998;139(5):552–561. doi:10.1530/eje.0.1390552 · PMID 9849822

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