Evidence map›Paper›PMID 24037779›Full record

ReviewPaediatric drugs2014

Endocrine therapy for growth retardation in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease.

Mabrouka A Altowati, Richard K Russell, S Faisal Ahmed

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Review in Paediatric drugs, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Saudi consensus guidance for the diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease in children and adolescents.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mabrouka A AltowatiDevelopmental Endocrinology Research Group, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, University of Glasgow, Yorkhill, Glasgow, G3 8SJ, UK.
Richard K Russell
S Faisal Ahmed
University of Glasgow · GBRoyal Hospital for Children · GB

Funding

Chief Scientist Office ETM/100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease, particularly Crohn's disease (CD), can potentially cause growth failure during childhood as well as a reduction in final adult height. The underlying mechanism is multifactorial and includes poor nutrition, chronic inflammation, and the prolonged use of steroids. Despite major advances in the treatment of CD, current cohorts of children continue to display a deficit in linear growth and may qualify for growth-promoting hormonal therapy. However, currently there is limited evidence to support the use of endocrine therapy directed primarily at improving growth. This review is aimed at summarising the current evidence for growth impairment in inflammatory bowel disease and discusses the rationale for using growth promoting therapy.

Indexed as

ChildCrohn DiseaseGrowth DisordersGrowth HormoneHumansNutrition DisordersGrowth Hormone

Identifiers

PMID24037779
OpenAlexW1995550078

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.