Pharmacokinetic Study of Oral Testosterone (T) Ester Formulations in Hypogonadal Men

NCT ID: NCT00695110

Last Updated: 2021-06-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

29 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-06-30

Study Completion Date

2009-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this pharmacokinetic study is to determine whether oral testosterone (T) ester formulations can be used effectively to treat men with low testosterone.

Detailed Description

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Determination of the steady-state serum T pharmacokinetic profiles for two oral formulations of T-esters \[testosterone undecanoate (TU) and TU combined with testosterone enanthate (TE)\] administered bis in die (BID) to 29 hypogonadal adult male subjects. TU was evaluated in total daily doses of 400 and 600 mg equivalents of T given twice daily for 7 or 8 days; TU + TE was evaluated in total daily doses of 600 and 800 mg equivalents of T given twice daily for 7 days. All subjects were enrolled into a single group and proceeded through the four Treatment Periods 1-4 in a sequential manner. In Treatment Period 3 the effect of food on the study-state pharmacokinetics profile of the TU formulation was evaluated.

Conditions

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Hypogonadism

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

All subjects were enrolled into a single group and proceeded through the four Treatment Periods 1-4 in a sequential manner.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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All study participants

Treatment Period 1: Three capsules each containing 100 mg testosterone (T) as testosterone undecanoate (TU), twice daily (BID) for 7 days.

Treatment Period 2: Two capsules each containing 200 mg T as TU and testosterone enanthate (TE), BID for 7 days.

Treatment Period 3: Two capsules each containing 100 mg T as TU, BID for 8 days.

Treatment Period 4: Two capsules each containing 150 mg T as TU and TE, BID for 7 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Oral testosterone undecanoate (TU) (300 mg T equivalents/dose)

Intervention Type DRUG

Three capsules each containing 100 mg testosterone (T) as TU, BID. 300 mg T equivalents BID 30 minutes after initiation of breakfast and dinner meals for 7 days. A 7-14 day washout period occurred between successive Treatment Periods.

Oral testosterone undecanoate (TU) combined with testosterone enanthate (TE) (400 mg T equivalents/dose)

Intervention Type DRUG

Two capsules each containing 100 mg T as TU and 100 mg T as TE, BID. 400 mg T equivalents BID 30 minutes after initiation of breakfast and dinner meals for 7 days. A 7-14 day washout period occurred between successive Treatment Periods.

Oral testosterone undecanoate (TU) (200 mg T equivalents/dose with and without food)

Intervention Type DRUG

Two capsules each containing 100 mg T as TU, BID for 8 days. 200 mg T equivalents BID 30 minutes after initiation of meals (breakfast and dinner), except for Day 8 when the morning dose was administered fasting. A 7-14 day washout period occurred between successive Treatment Periods.

Oral testosterone undecanoate (TU) combined with testosterone enanthate (TE) (300 mg T equivalents/dose)

Intervention Type DRUG

Two capsules each containing 150 mg T as TU and 150 mg T as TE, BID. 300 mg T equivalents BID 30 minutes after initiation of breakfast and dinner meals for 7 days.

Interventions

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Oral testosterone undecanoate (TU) (300 mg T equivalents/dose)

Three capsules each containing 100 mg testosterone (T) as TU, BID. 300 mg T equivalents BID 30 minutes after initiation of breakfast and dinner meals for 7 days. A 7-14 day washout period occurred between successive Treatment Periods.

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral testosterone undecanoate (TU) combined with testosterone enanthate (TE) (400 mg T equivalents/dose)

Two capsules each containing 100 mg T as TU and 100 mg T as TE, BID. 400 mg T equivalents BID 30 minutes after initiation of breakfast and dinner meals for 7 days. A 7-14 day washout period occurred between successive Treatment Periods.

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral testosterone undecanoate (TU) (200 mg T equivalents/dose with and without food)

Two capsules each containing 100 mg T as TU, BID for 8 days. 200 mg T equivalents BID 30 minutes after initiation of meals (breakfast and dinner), except for Day 8 when the morning dose was administered fasting. A 7-14 day washout period occurred between successive Treatment Periods.

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral testosterone undecanoate (TU) combined with testosterone enanthate (TE) (300 mg T equivalents/dose)

Two capsules each containing 150 mg T as TU and 150 mg T as TE, BID. 300 mg T equivalents BID 30 minutes after initiation of breakfast and dinner meals for 7 days.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male, ages 18-68
* Serum total T less than or equal to 275 ng/dL

Exclusion Criteria

* Significant intercurrent disease of any type, in particular, liver, kidney or heart disease, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or psychiatric illness.
* Abnormal prostate digital rectal examination, elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA), American Urological Association (AUA) symptom score of \>15, and/or history of prostate cancer.
* Hematocrit of \<35 or \>50%
* Body mass index (BMI) \>36
* Serum transaminases \> 2 times upper limit of normal or serum bilirubin \> 2.0 mg/dL
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

68 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Clarus Therapeutics, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ronald S Swerdloff, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Gregory Flippo, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Alabama Clinical Therapeutics, Inc.

Steven J. Kulback, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Alabama Internal Medicine

Sherwyn Schwartz, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

dgd Research, Inc.

Locations

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Alabama Clinical Therapeutics

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Alabama Internal Medicine

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

dgd Research, Inc.

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Yin AY, Htun M, Swerdloff RS, Diaz-Arjonilla M, Dudley RE, Faulkner S, Bross R, Leung A, Baravarian S, Hull L, Longstreth JA, Kulback S, Flippo G, Wang C. Reexamination of pharmacokinetics of oral testosterone undecanoate in hypogonadal men with a new self-emulsifying formulation. J Androl. 2012 Mar-Apr;33(2):190-201. doi: 10.2164/jandrol.111.013169. Epub 2011 Apr 7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 21474786 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CLAR-08005

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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