Status:

RECRUITING

Puberty Suppression and Cardiometabolic Health

Lead Sponsor:

University of Colorado, Denver

Conditions:

Transgenderism

Insulin Sensitivity/Resistance

Eligibility:

MALE

9-14 years

Brief Summary

This observational study will evaluate the effect of puberty suppression on insulin sensitivity, metabolic rate and vascular health among transgender female youth at baseline and 6 months after initia...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Identify as a transgender female or cisgender male
  • Age 9-14 years at the time of enrollment
  • Tanner Stage 2-3 baseline pubertal development
  • Plan to start gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue clinically in \< 2 months (for transgender females only)

Exclusion

  • Cognitive, psychiatric, or physical impairment resulting in inability to tolerate the study procedures
  • Type 1 or 2 diabetes (by medical history)
  • On any medications that affect insulin sensitivity (e.g. metformin, antipsychotics)
  • Hypertension (resting BP ≥ 140/90 mm/Hg)
  • Weight \> 400 lbs
  • On estrogen- or progesterone-containing medications at baseline
  • \>3 hours of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on the 3DPAR at the screening visit

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 10 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04482374

Start Date

August 10 2020

End Date

July 31 2026

Last Update

June 10 2025

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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045