# Free Fatty Acids, Body Weight, and Growth Hormones Secretion in Children

> **NCT01237041** · PHASE1,PHASE2 · TERMINATED · sponsor: **Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)** · enrollment: 37 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Obesity
- Short Stature
- Growth Hormone Deficiency

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Niacin First
- **DRUG:** Placebo First
- **DRUG:** Dose-Establishing Study 1 Niacin 250mg
- **DRUG:** Dose-Establishing Study 1 Niacin 500mg
- **DRUG:** Dose-Establishing Study 2 Niacin 500mg

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01237041
- **Lead sponsor:** Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- **Sponsor class:** NIH
- **Phase:** PHASE1,PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2011-07-01
- **Primary completion:** 2017-10-17
- **Final completion:** 2017-12-13
- **Target enrollment:** 37 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Study Medication unavailable
- **Last updated:** 2018-12-17


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01237041

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01237041, "Free Fatty Acids, Body Weight, and Growth Hormones Secretion in Children". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01237041. Licensed CC0.

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