Status:

RECRUITING

Study of the Effectiveness of Treatment of Sarcopenia With the Use of a Medicinal Product (Nandrolone), Comprehensive Physiotherapy and Diet

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Poland

Collaborating Sponsors:

Medical Research Agency, Poland

Conditions:

Sarcopenia

Eligibility:

All Genders

60-99 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is a single-center, prospective, randomized, double-blind (pharmacotherapy), placebo-controlled, and comprehensive physiotherapy and nutritional intervention phase II clinical trial to determine ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • individuals aged 60 years or older through 99 years of age.
  • Patients meeting the following criteria diagnosed with sarcopenia based on EWGSOP 2 criteria from 2019:
  • weakness of muscle strength measured by hand dynamometer ( \< 27 kg for men and 16 kg for women) and
  • reduction in densitometry:
  • upper and lower limb muscle mass (ASMM)(below 7.0 kg/m2 height in men and 5.5 kg/m2 in women) or
  • total muscle mass of the arms and legs in men less than 20 kg and less than 15 kg in women).

Exclusion

  • Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score less than 24;
  • malignant neoplasm, lymphoproliferative or myeloproliferative disorders requiring oncologic or palliative treatment and the period before: 5 years in the case of: malignant melanoma, leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, malignant lymphomas, kidney tumors, 12 months in the case of other malignant neoplasms after the completion of surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy;
  • history of oncologic diagnosis of focal lesions in the prostate gland;
  • acute and chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract that present with malabsorption (celiac disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, etc.);
  • uncompensated hyper- or hypothyroidism;
  • recent history of myocardial infarction or stroke (up to 4 weeks prior to study entry); history of thromboembolism (up to 6 months prior to study entry) or recurrent thromboembolism;
  • poorly controlled hypertension;
  • liver impairment (AST and/or ALT \> 3x normal: AST\> 111 U/l and ALT\> 123 U/l); 9 Acute kidney injury and/or chronic kidney disease (stage G4 and G5);
  • 10\. nephrotic syndrome, acute or chronic glomerulonephritis; 11. advanced circulatory failure (NYHA stages III and IV); 12. Acute and chronic respiratory failure requiring oxygen therapy; 13. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, dystrophies, spinal muscular atrophy type IV, primary muscular disorders (ICD-10 G71), toxic-field myopathies, myopathies in the course of infectious and parasitic diseases. Epilepsy; 14. need for treatment during the study period:
  • systemic corticosteroids for more than 3 weeks at a dose equivalent to greater than or equal to 5 mg prednisone;
  • hormone replacement therapy,
  • 5-alpha reductase inhibitors,
  • aromatase inhibitors,
  • anti-estrogenic hormonal drugs with anabolic effects other than nandrolone decanoate,
  • megestrol. 15. Lack of informed consent for participation in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 10 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 30 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

168 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05978206

Start Date

August 10 2023

End Date

October 30 2026

Last Update

November 14 2023

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Centrum Wsparcia Badań Klinicznych

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, 02-637