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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00280267
Date of registration: 19/01/2006
Primary sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
Public title: Testosterone Therapy After Hip Fracture in Elderly Women
Scientific title: Testosterone Therapy After Hip Fracture in Elderly Women
Date of first enrolment: August 2004
Target sample size: 15
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00280267
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Ellen F. Binder, MD
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Affiliation:  Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: -female, hip fracture repair within previous 4 months

- age 65 years and older

- serum total testosterone level < 30 ng/dl

- modified Physical Performance Test Score between 13-28

- able to ambulate 50 ft

Exclusion Criteria: -permanent nursing home residence

- dementia severe enough to prohibit informed consent

- clinically significant visual or hearing impairments

- history of a hormone dependent neoplasia

- active or unstable cardiopulmonary disease

- history of sleep apnea

- elevated liver function tests

- hematocrit > 51%

- history of alcohol or substance abuse

- symptoms of depression severe enough to cause weight loss of >5% in previous 3 months
or interfere with daily activities or medication compliance



Age minimum: 65 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Hip Fracture
Muscle Weakness
Testosterone Deficiency
Intervention(s)
Drug: Testosterone gel
Primary Outcome(s)
Serum testosterone levels, drug compliance, symptoms and side effects during the six months of treatment. [Time Frame: Six months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
1-RM muscle strength at 6 months [Time Frame: Six months]
Modified Physical Performance Test Score at 6 months [Time Frame: Six months]
Self-report of ADL function at 6 months [Time Frame: Six months]
SF-36 score (quality of life) at 6 months [Time Frame: Six months]
Thigh cross-sectional area by MRI at 6 months [Time Frame: Six months]
Total and regional bone density by DEXA at 6 months [Time Frame: Six months]
Secondary ID(s)
R21AG023716
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
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