NCT02977091

Fitness Level in Short Stature Children and After Growth Hormone Treatment

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Meir Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

fitness and Physical activity will be evaluate in short stature children, using the Euro Fitness testing and the Wingate anaerobic test. the fitness level will be evaluate in healthy short children and with growth hormone deficiency at base line and after 6 month .

Detailed description

The Euro Fitness testing which is a series of field testing for children evaluating aerobic, strength and flexibility and the Wingate anaerobic test which is a 30 seconds maximum pedaling against resistance on bike for evaluating the anaerobic fitness. the fitness test will be done in healthy short stature children and in growth hormone deficiency or idiopathic short stature from the endocrine unit in Meir medical center The test will be done at base line and after 6 month . The fitness test in child with growth hormone deficiency will be done before starting GH treatment and 6 month later. The child will be asked to fill a questioner about his daily physical activity Anthropometric measurement will be taking including weight, height and fat percent. Details about age, sex, tanner stage, indication for growth hormone, dose, insulin growth factor-1 (IGF1) level will be taken from the medical file.

Conditions

• Fitness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	change in fitness level	fitness level assessed by the Euro-fit tests for school age children.including 1.body fat 2. single leg balance test 3.Plate Tapping -for speed of limb movement 4.Sit-and-Reach flexibility test 5. Standing Broad Jump - measures explosive leg power. 6.Handgrip Test - measures static arm strength 7.Sit-Ups in 30 seconds - measures trunk strength 8.Bent Arm Hang - muscular endurance/functional strength 9.20 m endurance shuttle-run - cardiorespiratory endurance Wingate anaerobic test which is a 30 seconds maximum pedaling against resistance on bike for evaluating the anaerobic fitness

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-12-15
• Primary completion: 2018-12-31
• Completion: 2019-03-01
• First posted: 2016-11-30
• Last updated: 2018-10-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel