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Trial abstract · §3

GHRP2-JP-DIAGNOSTIC — results

Primary endpoint, absolute and relative effect where derivable, and harms as reported.

Document identifier
CEI-TR-0106/3
Series
Trial abstract
Version
1.3
Published
02 Mar 2023
Last reviewed
02 Aug 2023
Next review
02 Aug 2025
Identifier
10.71829/cei.trial.106
Certainty
Moderate
Cycle
2023 Q1
Phase
Phase 3
Status
Reported

§3Results

§3.1Primary endpoint

Table 3. Primary endpoint as reported.

EndpointResult as reportedCertainty
Diagnostic accuracy of a growth-hormone-releasing peptide 2 stimulation test for adult growth-hormone deficiencyApproved in Japan as a diagnostic stimulation agent. The Institute records that a diagnostic authorisation is not a therapeutic authorisationModerate
Reproduced from the published report. Where the report states a confidence interval the Institute reproduces it; where it does not, none is constructed.

§3.2Endpoint hierarchy

§3.3Harms as reported

Table 5. Adverse events for GHRP-2 from the safety tables the Institute holds for this compound. Where a row names a different trial as its source, the figure is from that trial and not from this one.

EventActive, %Comparator, %Source trial
FlushingReported in diagnostic use
Transient hungerReported
Cortisol elevationPresent, smaller than with hexarelin
Prolactin elevationPresent
DysgeusiaReported
HeadacheReported
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