Comparison of Salivary Testosterone With Serum Free Testosterone Done by Equilibrium Dialysis.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- blood and saliva testosterone
研究概览
简要总结
Low testosterone is a common male problem. The diagnosis of low testosterone often requires blood sampling and expensive testing. We want to know if measuring saliva testosterone can be used in place of blood sampling. Study participants will be asked to provide samples of blood and saliva for the measurement of testosterone. These results may lead to the development of a saliva test for testosterone.
详细描述
Testosterone is required for normal male health that is known to decline in aging or other conditions. Physiologically active testosterone, also known as "free" testosterone, is present as a small percentage of the total blood level, mostly bound to sex hormone binding globulin and albumin. Estimation of serum free testosterone is difficult and costly, requiring equilibrium dialysis of a serum sample. These binding proteins are not normally present in saliva. It is hypothesized that the free fraction of testosterone in blood is in equilibrium with the extravascular space, notably saliva. The sponsor proposes to test this hypothesis by sampling saliva and serum and measuring testosterone. Serum free testosterone will be measured following equilibrium dialysis. To perform this study approximately 40 eugonadal and 20 hypogonadal males will be recruited.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Male
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Normal male subjects aged 20-65 years
排除标准
- •Women Smokers, HIV positive, diabetes, hepatatis C positive, subjects currently taking testosterone who are unwilling to suspend use for teh duration of the trial, subjects taking aldactone or medicines that may interfere with the protocol
结局指标
主要结局
blood and saliva testosterone
时间窗: 1 year
Measures of blood and saliva testosterone
次要结局
未报告次要终点