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Comparative Analysis of Human Growth Hormone in Serum Using SPRi, Nano-SPRi and ELISA Assays
Published on: January 7, 2016
COMPLIA: A 12-MONTH PROSPECTIVE, MULTICENTRE, NON-INTERVENTIONAL STUDY TO EVALUATE TREATMENT ADHERENCE AND TREATMENT
C P Dumitrescu1, C Procopiuc1, N Dumitriu2
1"C.I. Parhon" National Institute of Endocrinology - Pediatric Endocrinology, Bucharest, Romania.
Background/Aims:
Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in children and adolescents is managed with growth hormone (GH) therapy and aims to achieve optimal height development. However, treatment adherence can be poor, reducing the likelihood of a successful outcome. Adherence varies between geographic regions. This observational study assessed satisfaction and adherence to NutropinAq (somatropin, recombinant human GH) treatment in Romanian children with GHD.
Methods:
Patients ≥3 years of age with GHD for which GH replacement therapy with NutropinAq had been initiated were recruited from 13 centres in Romania (protocol number: A-38-58035-016). The primary variable was patient/caregiver-reported treatment adherence (assessed at 3, 6 and 12 months on a 5-item Likert scale), secondary variables included treatment satisfaction assessed by the treating physician and patient/caregiver on a 5-point scale.
Results:
Most patients did not miss any treatment injections in any 3-month period between assessments (≥79.8% of patients were 100% compliant). The incidence of missed injections was higher among patients <7 years of age than older children, but no differences between genders was observed. At study end, 94.3% of patients/caregivers and 94.3% of physicians reported complete satisfaction with treatment.
Conclusions:
Overall treatment adherence to NutropinAq was high in the Romanian GHD paediatric population, and a high level of treatment satisfaction was reported by patients/caregivers. This suggests reliable treatment outcomes can be anticipated in this population.
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