A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Nandrolone Decanoate in Women With HIV-Associated Weight Loss

NCT ID: NCT00000854

Last Updated: 2021-10-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

38 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Completion Date

2003-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to see if giving nandrolone decanoate (a hormonal drug) will cause weight gain in HIV-positive women who have HIV-associated weight loss (wasting).

Wasting has become an AIDS-defining condition. In the past, most studies that examined wasting treatments were limited to men. However, it appears that wasting in HIV-positive men is linked to levels of testosterone (a hormone which affects men's bodies more than women's). This study has been designed for women only, in order to best treat wasting in HIV-positive women.

Detailed Description

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Body wasting is an increasingly frequent AIDS-defining condition and it is becoming evident that women are not exempt from this complication of HIV. Although multicenter trials of megestrol acetate, dronabinol and growth hormone have not specifically excluded women, women have generally been underrepresented in these trials. This study hopes to generate data that will be substantial enough to perform an analysis that might determine whether there are gender-based differences in anabolic potential.

Patients will be randomized to receive either nandrolone decanoate or placebo every 2 weeks for 12 weeks of the study. All patients who complete the first 12 weeks of the study will be eligible to receive open-label nandrolone for the subsequent 12 weeks.

Conditions

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HIV Infections HIV Wasting Syndrome

Keywords

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Placebos Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AIDS-Related Complex Anabolic Steroids HIV Wasting Syndrome nandrolone decanoate

Study Design

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Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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Nandrolone decanoate

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for this study if you:

* Are an HIV-positive woman over 13 years old (need consent if under 18).
* Have lost weight over the past 12 months.
* Are able to eat almost enough to maintain your current weight.
* Agree to practice abstinence or use effective methods of birth control.
* Are on a stable anti-HIV drug regimen or have not been on any anti-HIV drug regimen for the past 30 days.

Exclusion Criteria

You will not be eligible for this study if you:

* Are allergic to nandrolone.
* Have a history of cervical cancer, diabetes, cardiomyopathy or congestive heart failure, or are taking certain medications.
* Have an active opportunistic (HIV-associated) infection or another major illness within 30 days of study entry.
* Have an abnormal PAP smear.
* Have difficulty eating (are on tube-feeding, for example).
* Have severe nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
* Have Kaposi's sarcoma (unless stable) or are receiving chemotherapy or radiation for any type of cancer.
* Are pregnant or breast-feeding.
Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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K Mulligan

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

R Clark

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

J Currier

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Locations

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USC CRS

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

UCLA CARE Center CRS

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Ucsd, Avrc Crs

San Diego, California, United States

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Ucsf Aids Crs

San Francisco, California, United States

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University of Colorado Hospital CRS

Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Howard University Hosp., Div. of Infectious Diseases, ACTU

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Queens Med. Ctr.

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Leahi Hosp.

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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Northwestern University CRS

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Tulane Med. Ctr. - Charity Hosp. of New Orleans, ACTU

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Johns Hopkins Adult AIDS CRS

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Beth Israel Deaconess Med. Ctr., ACTG CRS

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Washington U CRS

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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St. Louis ConnectCare, Infectious Diseases Clinic

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Beth Israel Med. Ctr. (Mt. Sinai)

New York, New York, United States

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Univ. of Rochester ACTG CRS

Rochester, New York, United States

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Unc Aids Crs

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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Duke Univ. Med. Ctr. Adult CRS

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Univ. of Cincinnati CRS

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Hosp. of the Univ. of Pennsylvania CRS

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Puerto Rico-AIDS CRS

San Juan, , Puerto Rico

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San Juan City Hosp. PR NICHD CRS

San Juan, , Puerto Rico

Site Status

Countries

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United States Puerto Rico

References

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Mulligan K, Zackin R, Clark RA, Alston-Smith B, Liu T, Sattler FR, Delvers TB, Currier JS; AIDS Clinical Trials Group 329 Study Team; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group. Effect of nandrolone decanoate therapy on weight and lean body mass in HIV-infected women with weight loss: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial. Arch Intern Med. 2005 Mar 14;165(5):578-85. doi: 10.1001/archinte.165.5.578.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15767536 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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11301

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ACTG 329

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id