Status:

RECRUITING

Physical Exercise as a Sustainability Tool in Men With Dysmetabolic Hypogonadism

Lead Sponsor:

Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Conditions:

Hypogonadism, Male

Metabolic Syndrome

Eligibility:

MALE

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Aim of this project is to delineate sustainable physical exercise programs and to assess the effects of such programs mainly on endocrine-metabolic and neurovegetative outcomes in a cohort of men with...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • diagnosis of late-onset central hypogonadism: total T levels \< 8 nmol/L (or \< 12 nmol/L in the presence of calculated free T \< 225 pmol/L) combined with sexual symptoms (erectile dysfunction, low libido and loss of waking erections) \[12\];
  • diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, defined as association of waist circumference (WC) \> 94 cm and at least two among the following criteria: triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dl, HDL-C \< 40 mg/dl, glucose \> 100 mg/dl, blood pressure (BP) ≥ 130/85 mmHg \[33\];
  • ability to give informed consent, in accordance with good clinical practice rules and applicable national laws.

Exclusion

  • History of hypothalamus-pituitary organic disorders and/or testicular diseases;
  • impossibility to assess cardiac autonomic regulation due to arrhythmias and/or current treatment for heart rate (HR) control (e.g., beta-blockers, antiarrhythmics);
  • impossibility to undergo clinical assessment;
  • impossibility or contraindications to perform exercise program (for instance, psychiatric disorders, severe musculoskeletal diseases, arrhythmias);
  • inability to give informed consent or unwillingness to be enrolled in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 11 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

72 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06094036

Start Date

January 11 2023

End Date

December 31 2024

Last Update

March 12 2024

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Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS

Milan, Italy