Efficacy and Safety of Testosterone Therapy in Improving Sarcopenia in Men With Cirrhosis.

NCT ID: NCT03995251

Last Updated: 2019-08-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-07-04

Study Completion Date

2020-06-30

Brief Summary

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* Study Population- Patient with cirrhosis with any aetiology with sarcopenia visiting ILBS OPD/IPDs who are willing to visit ILBS gymnasium twice weekly for first month.
* Study Design- A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
* Study Period- Study will be conducted at ILBS from April 2019 to Oct 2019

* Sample Size:As shown by Eva Roman et al - in cirhotics with sarcopenia exercise increases mean lean appendicular mass , by 0.38 kg (14 patients, p \< 0.03), and Sinclair et al has shown testosterone (22 patients, p \<0.05)) to increase mean Appendicular lean mass by +1.69 kg - for 10% increase in APLM
* we need to enroll 40 patients in each arm, and considering a los to follow up approx.10% , will require minimum 44 patients in each arm
* We will therefore enroll and randomize 100 patients with 50 in each arm.

Intervention - Testosterone Supplementation - Intramuscular Testosterone Undecanoate 1000 Mg (4 ml volume in oily base) will be injected into the upper, outer quadrant of the buttock at 0, 6, 12,16,20, 24 weeks according to manufacturer recommendations.

Monitoring and assessment - On every visit patient will be inquired or evaluated for side effects like local site pain or hematoma , hypertension, headache, allergic reactions, acne, nausea , mood swings, pedal edema , breast enlargement and others.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Liver Cirrhosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Standard Medical Treatment +Intramuscular Testosterone + Exerc

Intramuscular Testosterone Undecanoate 1000 Mg (4 ml volume in oily base) will be injected into the upper, outer quadrant of the buttock at 0, 6, 12,16,20, 24 weeks according to manufacturer recommendations

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Testosterone Supplementation

Intervention Type DRUG

Intramuscular Testosterone Undecanoate 1000 Mg (4 ml volume in oily base) will be injected into the upper, outer quadrant of the buttock at 0, 6, 12,16,20, 24 weeks according to manufacturer recommendations

Standard Medical Treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard Medical Treatment

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Exercise

Standard Medical Treatment+Exercise

Standard Medical Treatment +Exercise

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard Medical Treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard Medical Treatment

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Exercise

Interventions

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Testosterone Supplementation

Intramuscular Testosterone Undecanoate 1000 Mg (4 ml volume in oily base) will be injected into the upper, outer quadrant of the buttock at 0, 6, 12,16,20, 24 weeks according to manufacturer recommendations

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard Medical Treatment

Standard Medical Treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

Exercise

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Men with cirrhosis of any etiology
* Sarcopenia
* CTP 6-12

Exclusion Criteria

* Hepatocellular carcinoma
* Other known malignancy,
* CTP \> 12
* Acute liver injury
* Prostate disease,
* Known hypersensitivity to testosterone therapy,
* Polycythaemia (haematocrit \>55%),
* Uncontrolled hypertension (\>160/90 mmHg despite treatment),
* Uncontrolled obstructive sleep apnoea,
* Severe renal dysfunction (estimated glomerular filtration rate \<30ml/min)
* Uncontrolled epilepsy, migraine, or significant cardiac insufficiency (New York Heart Association class III or IV or LVEF \< 45-50%.
* CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) - eGFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate) \<60%
* Platelet count below 30,000 or taking warfarin
* Failure to give consent.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences

New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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India

Central Contacts

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Dr Shushrut Singh, MD

Role: CONTACT

01146300000

Other Identifiers

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ILBS-Cirrhosis-21

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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