101 OXANDROLONE INCREASED FINAL HEIGHT IN TURNER'S SYNDROME (TS)

Effect of oxandrolone and timing of pubertal induction on final height in Turner’s syndrome: randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of oxandrolone and the timing of pubertal induction on final height in girls with Turner's syndrome receiving a standard dose of growth hormone. DESIGN Randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial. Setting 36 paediatric endocrinology departments in UK hospitals. PARTICIPANTS Girls with Turner's syndrome aged 7-13 years at recruitment, receiving recombin...

Effect of oxandrolone therapy on adult height in Turner syndrome patients treated with growth hormone: a meta-analysis

Turner syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality in which there is complete or partial absence of the X chromosome. Turner syndrome effects 1 in every 2000 live births. Short stature is a cardinal feature of Turner Syndrome and the standard treatment is recombinant human growth hormone. When growth hormone is started at an early age a normal adult height can be achieved. With delayed diagnosis youn...

Final height after transplantation in childhood.

Oxandrolone Improves Height Velocity and BMI in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of oxandrolone in improving the nutritional status and linear growth of pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Methods. Medical records of patients with CF treated with oxandrolone were reviewed for height z score, height velocity (HV), BMI z score, weight velocity (WV), Tanner stage, pulmonary function, liver enzyme levels, and any reported adver...

Oxandrolone in trauma patients.

STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of oxandrolone administration on nutritional and clinical outcomes after multiple trauma. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. SETTING Level 1 trauma center in a university teaching hospital. PATIENTS Sixty-two patients requiring enteral nutrition, 60 of whom completed the study. INTERVENTION Patients were random...