Recombinant human growth hormone (rHGH) for muscle enhancement in knee osteoarthritis: protocol for a pilot, randomised placebo-controlled trial.

Shah A, Ravi B, Tomescu S, Catapano M, Burkhart TA, Whyne C, Kiss A, Marks P, Wasserstein DN

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106999
Published: 2026 Feb 4
Container: BMJ open
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106999,
  title = {Recombinant human growth hormone (rHGH) for muscle enhancement in knee osteoarthritis: protocol for a pilot, randomised placebo-controlled trial.},
  author = {Shah A and Ravi B and Tomescu S and Catapano M and Burkhart TA and Whyne C and Kiss A and Marks P and Wasserstein DN},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106999},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106999}
}

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AU  - Tomescu S
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AU  - Burkhart TA
AU  - Whyne C
AU  - Kiss A
AU  - Marks P
AU  - Wasserstein DN
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A, S., B, R., S, T., M, C., TA, B., C, W., A, K., P, M., & DN, W. (2026). Recombinant human growth hormone (rHGH) for muscle enhancement in knee osteoarthritis: protocol for a pilot, randomised placebo-controlled trial.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106999

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