Evaluation of the treatment answer using synthetic GH in children that present parcial dysfunction in GH-IGF axis

• Grant number: 18/09618-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Effective date (Start): April 01, 2019
• Effective date (End): March 31, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Carlos Eduardo Martinelli Junior
• Grantee: André Luiz Salcedo Gomes
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The growth is an important aspect when evaluating the general health in children and adolescents. Many disturbs can harm it and result in low stature, resulting in one of the main reasons why pediatric endocrinologists are looked for. With improvement in medical knowledge, cases that, until now, didn't have treatment indication, nowadays, started to have, including hormonal reposition. That is why, the present study is looking to evaluate two years of treatment in patients that suffer from low stature in the ambulatory of the adolescent and children in HC Criança vinculated to the Clinical Hospital of the Ribeirão Preto Medical School of the University of São Paulo. As a second objective, it is planned to produce a protocol for the service, making it easy to indicate the treatment for low stature and reducing the cases that may cause doubt.