Neuropeptides in Human Reproduction

NCT ID: NCT01952782

Last Updated: 2024-07-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

61 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-04-30

Study Completion Date

2016-05-31

Brief Summary

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The investigators are seeking healthy volunteers and volunteers with reproductive disorders for the study of the role of dynorphin in the reproductive system. Dynorphin is a naturally occurring opioid hormone that is blocked by naloxone.

We hypothesize that naloxone, by blocking dynorphin, will stimulate production of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and kisspeptin, two other naturally occurring reproductive hormones.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Naloxone, Kisspeptin, GnRH

Intravenous (IV) administration of kisspeptin 112-121, GnRH, and naloxone

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Kisspeptin 112-121

Intervention Type DRUG

Subjects will receive up to 10 IV doses of kisspeptin 112-121

Naloxone

Intervention Type DRUG

Subjects will receive one IV dose of naloxone followed by an IV infusion of naloxone.

GnRH

Intervention Type DRUG

Subjects will receive up to 10 doses of IV GnRH

Interventions

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Kisspeptin 112-121

Subjects will receive up to 10 IV doses of kisspeptin 112-121

Intervention Type DRUG

Naloxone

Subjects will receive one IV dose of naloxone followed by an IV infusion of naloxone.

Intervention Type DRUG

GnRH

Subjects will receive up to 10 doses of IV GnRH

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Metastin 45-54 Gonadotropin-releasing hormone

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Ages 21-40 (healthy men and regularly cycling women) OR ages 18-75 (men and women with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH))
* Normal blood pressure (systolic BP \<140 mm Hg, diastolic BP \<90 mm Hg)
* White blood cell, platelets, prolactin, and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)within 90%-110% of laboratory reference range
* Negative urine drug screen panel
* Hemoglobin:

1. For healthy men and healthy regularly cycling women: normal
2. For men and women with HH: No less than 0.5 gm/dL below the lower limit of the reference range for normal women
* Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, liver function tests not elevated
* For healthy subjects: Normal reproductive function and history
* For healthy subjects: Body Mass Index (BMI) 18.5-30kg/m2
* For subjects with HH: All medical conditions stable and well controlled

Exclusion Criteria

* History of medication reaction requiring emergency medical attention
* Illicit drug use
* Consumption of more than 10 alcoholic drinks per week
* Difficulty with blood draws
* Currently seeking fertility, breastfeeding, or pregnant
* For healthy subjects: history of chronic disease and prescription medication use (with the exception of seasonal allergy medication)
* For subjects with HH: prescription medications known to affect reproductive endocrine function except for those used to treat the subject's reproductive condition
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Stephanie B. Seminara, MD

Chief, Reproductive Endocrine Unit; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director, MGH Harvard Center for Reproductive Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Stephanie B Seminara, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts General Hospital

Locations

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Lippincott MF, Leon S, Chan YM, Fergani C, Talbi R, Farooqi IS, Jones CM, Arlt W, Stewart SE, Cole TR, Terasawa E, Hall JE, Shaw ND, Navarro VM, Seminara SB. Hypothalamic Reproductive Endocrine Pulse Generator Activity Independent of Neurokinin B and Dynorphin Signaling. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 Oct 1;104(10):4304-4318. doi: 10.1210/jc.2019-00146.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31132118 (View on PubMed)

Chan YM, Lippincott MF, Kusa TO, Seminara SB. Divergent responses to kisspeptin in children with delayed puberty. JCI Insight. 2018 Apr 19;3(8):e99109. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.99109. eCollection 2018 Apr 19.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29669934 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2013P001543

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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