Status:

COMPLETED

Testosterone for Men With Insulin Treated Type 2 Diabetes

Lead Sponsor:

Barnsley Hospital

Conditions:

Hypogonadism

Diabetes

Eligibility:

MALE

40+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effect of testosterone treatment on glycaemic control, arterial stiffness and IMT in hypogonadal men with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin.

Detailed Description

There is epidemiological data linking low serum testosterone levels in men with the development of diabetes. Clinical trials have indicated a potential benefit of testosterone treatment in improving d...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • males over 40 years old
  • type 2 diabetes treated with insulin
  • serum testosterone less than 12nmol/L on 2 consecutive morning samples
  • symptoms attributable to hypogonadism

Exclusion

  • current or previous breast cancer
  • current or previous prostate cancer
  • raised prostate specific antigen or abdominal digital rectal examination suspicious of prostate cancer unless diagnosis excluded after specialist urology opinion and/or prostate biopsy
  • severe symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy
  • treatment with testosterone in the three months prior to the trial
  • investigational drug treatment in the three months prior to the trial

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00349362

Start Date

July 1 2006

End Date

October 1 2008

Last Update

March 30 2010

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Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, S75 2EP