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L. Persani

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Adherence to growth hormone (GH) therapy in naïve to treatment GH-deficient children: data of the Italian Cohort from the Easypod Connect Observation…

2019

Background: With the use of non-objective measurement, adherence to growth hormone (GH) therapy has been reported suboptimal in a large proportion of patients, and poor adherence has been shown to affect short-term growth response in patients receiving GH treatment. Objective: The Easypod™ electronic device allows objective measurement of adherence. In this study, we report 3-year prospective adherence data of the Italian cohort of naïve GH deficient (GHD) children extrapolated from the Easypod Connect Observational Study (ECOS) database. Patients and methods: Seventy-three GHD children naïve to GH treatment were included in the analysis. 22 Italian centers participated in the study. Result…

MalePediatricsDatabases FactualChildren; ECOS; GHD; Growth hormone; Short statureEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismChildren; ECOS; GHD; Growth hormone; Short stature;Children; ECOS; GHD; Growth hormone; Short stature; Adolescent; Child; Cohort Studies; Databases Factual; Dwarfism Pituitary; Female; Growth Disorders; Human Growth Hormone; Humans; Italy; Male; Medication Adherence; Telemedicine; Medical Records Systems Computerized; Wearable Electronic DevicesGrowth hormoneCohort Studies0302 clinical medicineEndocrinologyChildChildrenGrowth DisordersHuman Growth HormoneChildren ECOS GHD Growth hormone Short statureObjective measurementSettore MED/38TelemedicineItaly030220 oncology & carcinogenesisCohortFemaleOriginal ArticleMedical Records Systemsmedicine.symptomCohort studymedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentMedical Records Systems ComputerizedDwarfism030209 endocrinology & metabolismShort statureMedication AdherenceDatabasesWearable Electronic Devices03 medical and health sciencesmedicineHumansIn patientDwarfism PituitaryGrowth hormoneFactualbusiness.industryComputerizedShort staturePituitaryGh treatmentECOSObservational studybusinessGHDJournal of Endocrinological Investigation
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Appropriate management of growth hormone deficiency during the age of transition: an Italian Delphi consensus statement

2022

Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) describes the impairment of growth hormone (GH) secretion by the pituitary somatotroph cells. GHD may be congenital, with causes, including genetic alterations and structural brain malformations, or acquired, including midline tumours, cranial irradiation, traumatic brain injury, central nervous system infections and inflammatory conditions. GHD in children is characterised by short stature, delayed bone maturation and abnormalities in substrate metabolism, body composition, physical and psychosocial functioning, all of which improve with recombinant human GH (rhGH) therapy. The diagnosis of GHD is based on clinical signs and symptoms, biochemistry and imagin…

growth hormone deficiencySettore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale E SpecialisticaEndocrinologyage of transitionconsensusItalian Delphi consensus statementEndocrinology Diabetes and Metabolismadolescentgrowth hormone; transition; consensusgrowth hormonetransitionTransition agegrowth hormone deficiency; Transition age; adolescent
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