A Randomized, Controlled Comparative Trial to Determine if Testosterone Gel Prevents Steroid Related Weakness in Brain Cancer Patients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 终止
- 入组人数
- 1
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Time to Event, Defined as ≥ 50% Loss of Strength in the Hip Flexors as Assessed by Dynamometry Peak Force Measures at Baseline and at 1, 3, 5, and 7 Months
研究概览
简要总结
RATIONALE: Testosterone gel may be effective in preventing or lessening muscle weakness caused by steroid therapy in men receiving glucocorticoids for newly diagnosed high-grade glioma.
PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well testosterone gel works in preventing weakness caused by steroid therapy in men receiving glucocorticoids for newly diagnosed high-grade glioma.
详细描述
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- To determine if daily administration of testosterone gel can prevent the development or reduce the severity of muscle weakness in men receiving glucocorticoids for newly diagnosed high-grade glioma.
Secondary
- To compare the difference in percent change from baseline timed functional tests (TFT) between patients who are treated with testosterone gel and those who are not.
- To compare the difference in percent change from baseline activities of daily living as assessed by the Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) between patients who are treated with testosterone gel and those who are not.
- To compare the difference in percent change from baseline leg muscle mass as assessed by CT scan imaging between patients who are treated with testosterone gel and those who are not.
- To estimate the side effects of testosterone gel in these patients.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 120 Years(Adult, Older Adult)
- 性别
- Male
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- 未提供
排除标准
- 未提供
研究组 & 干预措施
Arm 1: Control Group
whey protein powder
干预措施: whey powder protein (Dietary Supplement)
ARM 2 : Treatment Group
Testosterone Gel (10g pouch/day) applied to skin
干预措施: testosterone gel applied to skin (Drug)
结局指标
主要结局
Time to Event, Defined as ≥ 50% Loss of Strength in the Hip Flexors as Assessed by Dynamometry Peak Force Measures at Baseline and at 1, 3, 5, and 7 Months
时间窗: baseline and at 1, 3, 5, and 7 months
次要结局
- Side Effects of Testosterone Gel as Assessed by Frequency of Adverse Events, Including Laboratory Abnormalities(while receiving treatment)
- Performance on Timed Functional Tests (TFT) as Assessed at Baseline and at 1, 3, 5, and 7 Months(baseline and at 1, 3, 5, and 7 months)
- Leg Muscle Mass as Assessed by CT Scan at Baseline and at 3 and 7 Months(baseline and at 3 and 7 months)
- Activities of Daily Living as Assessed by the Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index at Baseline and at 1, 3, 5, and 7 Months(baseline and at 1, 3, 5, and 7 months)
- Muscle Strength Testing in Other Proximal Muscles (i.e., Knee Extensors, Knee Flexors, Arm Abductors, Elbow Extensors and Flexors, and Neck Flexors) as Assessed by Dynamometry at Baseline and at 1, 3, 5, and 7 Months(baseline and at 1, 3, 5, and 7 months)
- Serum Total Testosterone Levels as Assessed at Baseline and at 1, 3, and 7 Months(baseline and at 1, 3, and 7)
