Testosterone Undecanoate and Quality of Life of Men and Spouses
NCT ID: NCT01758029
Last Updated: 2012-12-31
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
80 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2013-01-31
2014-07-31
Brief Summary
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the study will follow hypogonadal patients, and aimed to confirm the hypothesis that testosterone undecanoate improves the patient satisfaction and quality of life, with parallel improvement in their spouses's quality of life and satisfaction. Each patient/spouse will serve as his own control.
Detailed Description
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Hypogonadal men eligible for treatment with testosterone undecanoate, who have not been treated with testosterone undecanoate within the last 6 months prior to enrollment, can be enrolled in the study. Patients who were treated with another testosterone formulation (eg. testosterone gel, testosterone enanthate injections) will require a 4 week wash-out period. Patients must be enrolled after the decision for treatment with testosterone undecanoate has been made.
Patients will be followed for an observation period of 28 weeks. Observations will be recorded at 3 consecutive visits, and will assess patient and spouse satisfaction and quality of life with validated questionnaires.
The study design is an intra-individual comparison. Each patient/spouse serves as his own control.
a laboratory test for total testosterone level will be required in the last visit. the need for concomitant phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors use will also be recorded and analyzed.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Testosterone Undecanoate
treatment with testosterone undecanoate 1000mg intramuscular, at week 0, week 6, week 18.
testosterone undecanoate
treatment with testosterone undecanoate 1000mg intramuscular, at week 0, week 6, week 18.
Interventions
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testosterone undecanoate
treatment with testosterone undecanoate 1000mg intramuscular, at week 0, week 6, week 18.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* The patient must be in a stable (\>3 months) heterosexual relationship to be eligible for the study
* Diagnosis of hypogonadism at the discretion of the physician, based on patient's symptoms and a laboratory evidence of T levels below 12 (symptomatic patients with borderline levels of 8.4 to 12 are also eligible for testosterone replacement therapy)
* Wash-out of 6 months for testosterone undecanoate, 4 weeks for other testosterone formulations, before study entry.
* Patient \& spouse must be capable and willing to fill-in questionnaires to be enrolled in the study
* Informed consent is required
Exclusion Criteria
* Men with desired paternity will be excluded
40 Years
80 Years
MALE
No
Sponsors
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Meir Medical Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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uri gur, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Israel: Clalit Health Services
Central Contacts
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References
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Other Identifiers
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NBD01
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id