Clinical trialNCT00240981TerminatedPhase 4Interventional

TOM: Testosterone in Older Men With Sarcopenia

SponsorBoston Medical CenterEnrollment209HypogonadismMuscular DiseasesSarcopenia

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Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether testosterone replacement in older men with low testosterone levels will increase muscle strength, improve physical performance and overall sense of well being, and reduce fatigue.

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Investigators

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Shalender Bhasin, MD
Boston University Medical Center, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition
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Shehzad Basaria, MD
Boston University Medical Center, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition
Study Director
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Wildon Farwell, MD, MPH
VA Boston Healthcare System (Jamaica Plain Campus)
Principal Investigator
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Sites

2 registered facilities, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Boston University Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Va Boston Healthcare System (jamaica Plain Campus)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Drugs studied

The drug and biological interventions registered on this study, normalized to their RxNorm ingredient where possible.

Topical gelTopical testosterone gel 1%

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Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 31 Jan 2005
Primary completion: 31 Dec 2009
Completion: 31 Dec 2009
Last update posted: 23 Feb 2017
Registered enrollment: 209
Registry id: NCT00240981

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