Here is the web site for the NIH - this is just one of the studies... I have taken my children there and they were not in the study.  I thought it was wonderful. The doctors just specialized in CAH.  They see only CAH kids and have close to 100 kids with CAH being treated. I think the study has been going on for 8 years or so (not sure).  It sounds scary to try experimental drugs but I think that if you are having issues - it may help you.

 

 

http://clinicalstudies.info.nih.gov/detail/A_1996-CH-0033.html

 

Protocol Number: 96-CH-0033

Title: An Open, Randomized, Long-Term Clinical Trial of Flutamide, Testolactone, and Reduced Hydrocortisone Dose vs. Conventional Treatment of Children with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Number: 96-CH-0033

Summary: This study was developed to determine if a combination of four drugs (flutamide, testolactone, reduced hydrocortisone dose, and fludrocortisone) can normalize growth in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

The study will take 60 children, boys and girls and divide them into 2 groups based on the medications given. Group one will receive the new four- drug combination. Group two will receive the standard treatment for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone).

The boys in group one will take the medication until the age of 14 at which time they will stop taking the four drug combination and begin receiving the standard treatment for congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Girls in group one will take the four drug combination until the age of 13, at which time they will stop and begin receiving the standard treatment for congenital adrenal hyperplasia plus futamide. Flutamide will be given to the girls until six months after their first menstrual period.

All of the children will be followed until they reach their final adult height. The effectiveness of the treatment will be determined by measuring the patient’s adult height, body mass index, and bone density.

Sponsoring Institute:

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Recruitment Detail

Type: Active Accrual Of New Subjects

Gender: Male & Female

Referral Letter Required: No

Population Exclusion(s): None

Eligibility Criteria:

Boys with bone ages 2 to 13 years and girls with bone ages 2 to 11 years with classic 21-hydroxylase deficiency or 11-hydroxylase deficiency.

Subjects must either not yet have undergone pubertal activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, or, if pubertal activation has occurred, must be receiving an LHRH agonist to suppress secondary central precocious puberty.

Subjects must not have concurrent illnesses requiring glucocorticoid treatment (such as severe asthma), or requiring drugs that markedly alter hydrocortisone metabolism (such as anticonvulsants), and unable to be brought into reasonable control with conventional treatment (an unusual occurrence).

Special Instructions: Currently Not Provided

Keywords:

21-Hydroxylase Deficiency

11-Hydroxylase Deficiency

Antiandrogen

Aromatase Inhibitor

Growth Disorder

Recruitment Keywords:

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)

Conditions:

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Growth Disorder

Investigational Drug(s):

Flutamide and Testolactone

Deslorelin

Investigational Device(s):

None

Contacts:

Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office
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Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4754
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Electronic Mail:prpl@mail.cc.nih.gov

Citations:

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency

A preliminary study of flutamide, testolactone, and reduced hydrocortisone dose in the treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia

New approaches to the treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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