A randomized controlled trial of low-dose recombinant human growth hormone in the treatment of malnourished elderly medical patients

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
L W ChuP Ng

Abstract

High-dose recombinant human GH (rhGH) has been shown to improve the nutritional status of malnourished older adults. It is uncertain whether low-dose rhGH is effective and whether its effect on nutritional status will lead to any improvement in physical function. There is also no data on the outcome after a short course of rhGH treatment. The objectives of this study were to determine the efficacy of low-dose rhGH treatment for 4 weeks in malnourished elderly patients, its effect on physical functions, and the intermediate term outcome after a 4-week rhGH treatment. The study design was a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial conducted in a university teaching hospital. The patients were 19 medically stable malnourished elderly subjects. Intervention in the rhGH group was as follows: rhGH (Saizen, Serono, Switzerland) 0.09 IU/kg body weight (BW) 3 times weekly were given together with appropriate dietary intervention as prescribed by the dietitian. In the placebo group, equal volumes of normal saline per kilogram BW were given 3 times weekly together with the dietary intervention. The baseline demographic, anthropometric, nutritional, and hematological variables, measures of physical function, and insulin-like grow...Continue Reading

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