Status:

COMPLETED

Benefit of the Treatment With Testosterone in Chronic Heart Failure Testosterone Deficiency Subjects

Lead Sponsor:

Fundacion para la Formacion e Investigacion Sanitarias de la Region de Murcia

Collaborating Sponsors:

Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca

Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Eligibility:

MALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine whether intermittent administration of testosterone against placebo is associated with a reduction of mortality and heart failure hospitalizations at...

Detailed Description

Heart Failure (HF) represents one of the major social and health problems, for its high prevalence and its huge economic impact, as well as the elevated morbidity and mortality associated. In Spain, t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • At least one hospital admission for HF.
  • Stable clinical status, New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II-IV.
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction of less than 40%
  • NT-proBNP concentration greater than 1000 pg / ml.
  • Total testosterone and free testosterone deficiency measured in the last month
  • Age \>18 years.
  • Patients who have given their written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • No informed consent.
  • Taking oral anticoagulants
  • Severe valvular heart disease with an indication for surgical repair.
  • Extracardiac disease with an estimated prognosis of less than 1 year.
  • History of androgen-dependent prostate cancer, benign prostate hyperplasia treatment or prostate-specific antigen (PSA)\> 3 ng / ml.
  • History of breast carcinoma or liver tumor
  • Severe renal impairment (glomerular filtration rate \<30 ml / kg / min).
  • Acute coronary syndrome in the last year
  • Renal or hepatic failure
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Erythrocytosis (hematocrit\> 5%)
  • Hypersensitivity to testosterone or any excipients.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

14 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01813201

Start Date

March 1 2011

End Date

March 1 2014

Last Update

December 13 2017

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Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca

Murcia, Spain, 30120