Status:

COMPLETED

CD71 in Dried Blood Spots in Healthy Males

Lead Sponsor:

Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory

Conditions:

Healthy Athletes

Eligibility:

MALE

18-45 years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

Understand the effect of recombinant EPO (rEPO) boosting and microdosing on the hematological module of the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) * Measure the change in CD71 longitudinally in subjects f...

Detailed Description

Despite being banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, blood doping is a common method of performance enhancement used by athletes wishing to gain an unfair advantage over their competition. A common w...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Active individuals, preferably those that participate regularly in endurance athletics either for sport or for leisure, between the ages of 18 and 45
  • \- Participants should have ferritin \> 35 ng/mL and transferrin saturation \> 20% at the time of enrollment

Exclusion

  • Individuals currently enrolled in a registered testing pool for anti-doping purposes
  • Individuals with the intent to compete in sanctioned athletic events during the study period
  • Unwillingness to provide urine samples or blood samples
  • Not actively exercising
  • Individuals who show a high risk for MI/CAD, stroke, CHF, and venous thromboembolism (VTE)., as defined by the Principal Investigator
  • Individuals with known drug allergies
  • Individuals with EKG abnormalities, as determined by the Principal Investigator
  • Individuals who have chronic kidney disease, HIV, cancer, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or are planning surgery during the study
  • Individuals with history of acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition
  • GFR (Creatinine clearance) \<60 mL/min
  • Ferritin \>270 ng/mL
  • Individuals who have a baseline hemoglobin concentration greater than 15.5 g/dL or a baseline hematocrit above 47%
  • Individuals with blood or iron disorders, including polycythemia, hemochromatosis, anemia, or iron-deficiency anemia
  • Individuals with a history of bleeding or bone marrow aplasia
  • Individuals who are diabetic or with a history of cardiac or hepatic disease or history of drug abuse

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 15 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04073849

Start Date

July 15 2019

End Date

December 1 2020

Last Update

March 17 2021

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Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84108