Clinical Trials Research

Data on clinical trials research described by researchers at Aarhus University Hospital Skejby

Published in Drug Week, January 14th, 2011

2011 JAN 14 -- According to a study from Aarhus, Denmark, "Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a multisymptomatic disease that shares many similarities with the GH deficiency syndrome, including altered body composition with more body fat than lean body mass. Our objective was to investigate the effect of GH on body composition in adults with PWS."

"Forty-six adults with PWS were randomized to GH or placebo treatment for 12 months in a double-blind trial. We evaluated change in regional body composition of the abdomen and thigh as measured by computed tomography and change in total body composition as measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Forty patients...

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Source: Drug Week (2011-01-14)

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