NCT05195437

Evolution of the Quality of Life of Short Statured Children Treated With Growth Hormone : Evaluation at Adult Size

Evolution of the Quality of Life of Short Stature Children Treated With Growth Hormone : Evaluation at Adult Size

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 15 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

Short stature can lead to emotional and social stress in children and adolescents, as well as their parents. Children and their parents want to be able to identify the cause of stunted growth and address it with treatment. Mitigating the impact of short stature on quality of life is one of the main goals of treatment. The quality of life in children can be measured using adapted self-questionnaires. The investigative team published in 2019 the results of a preliminary study which shows that after one year of treatment with growth hormone, the quality of life improves in children, in particular on the scales emotional and social. These evaluations were carried out in particular thanks to the general questionnaire of quality of life: Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0, but also via a specific questionnaire of the size: Quality of Life of Short Stature Youth questionnaire (QoLiSSY). 50 of the 74 patients who participated in this study have now reached their final height. The objective of the present study is to reassess this cohort using the QoLiSSY and PedsQL 4.0 questionnaires. The patient will be his own witness.

Detailed description

Short stature can lead to emotional and social stress in children and adolescents, as well as their parents. Children and their parents want to be able to identify the cause of stunted growth and address it with treatment. Mitigating the impact of short stature on quality of life is one of the main goals of treatment. The quality of life in children can be measured using adapted self-questionnaires. The investigative team published in 2019 the results of a preliminary study which shows that after one year of treatment with growth hormone, the quality of life improves in children, in particular on the scales emotional and social. These evaluations were carried out in particular thanks to the general questionnaire of quality of life: Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0, but also via a specific questionnaire of the size: Quality of Life of Short Stature Youth questionnaire (QoLiSSY). 50 of the 74 patients who participated in this study have now reached their final height. The objective of the present study is to reassess this cohort using the QoLiSSY and PedsQL 4.0 questionnaires. The patient will be his own witness.

Conditions

• Growth Hormone Treatment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	QoLiSSY and PedsQL 4.0 questionnaires	Patients have been reaching adult size complete the two questionnaires of the study : Quality of Life of Short Stature Youth questionnaire (QoLiSSY), assessing health-related quality of life in short stature youth. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 : general health-related quality of life. The patients have previously completed the PedsQL 4.0 and QoLiSSY questionnaires when starting their growth hormone therapy and after one year of growth hormone therapy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-08
• Primary completion: 2024-10-12
• Completion: 2024-10-12
• First posted: 2022-01-19
• Last updated: 2025-09-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France