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Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (GHRH) Treatment for Age-Related Sleep Disturbances

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · Nov 2, 1999

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Trial Information

Current as of July 27, 2024

Completed

Keywords

Adult Estrogen Replacement Therapy Female Hormone Replacement Therapy Human Insulin Like Growth Factor I Male Placebos Sleep Disorders Somatotropin Releasing Hormone Somatotropin Insulin Like Growth Factor I Secretion Sleep Disorders *Drug Therapy Somatotropin Releasing Hormone *Therapeutic Use Somatotropin Secretion

Description

To examine the effects of synthetic growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) versus placebo on the sleep quality, 24-hour secretory pattern of growth hormone (GH), and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) concentrations of 40 healthy older men and 40 healthy older women on estrogen replacement therapy (ERT). To determine if augmenting the GH-IGF-1 axis can improve the objective sleep quality of the older population. To determine if treatment-related changes in sleep quality are correlated with changes in GH and/or IGF-1 concentrations. Nearly 40% of the geriatric population complain of poor...

Gender

All

Eligibility criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • -
  • Patients must have:
  • Age-related sleep impairment.
  • -
  • Required:
  • Estrogen replacement therapy for women.

Attachments

readout_NCT00000380_2024-07-27.pdf

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NCT00000380_study_protocol.pdf

4.5 MB

About company

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

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Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

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