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CompletedNCT03289559Updated Sep 21, 2017

Effects of Testosterone and Fat Utilization

An interventional study of GnRH antagonist and Aromatase Inhibitors in Healthy and Volunteers, sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver. Completed. Open to participants aged 25 Years to 45 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-09-21.

Sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 11 years 8 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jan 2006, registered Sep 2017).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
13
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
25 Years to 45 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Evidence is accumulating that there are sex differences in energy and substrate metabolism. The positive or negative consequences of such metabolic differences between men and women need to be evaluated with respect to health outcomes. The importance of aberrant lipid metabolism in metabolic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, makes understanding the distinction between "normal" vs aberrant critical to future treatment and prevention strategies. Sex differences in the effects of catecholamines on lipid metabolism and substrate oxidation in non-obese, healthy individuals, have been consistently observed. In addition, distinct differences in men and women exist in the distribution of body fat, with men typically having greater central adiposity than women. Accumulation of fat in the abdomen is associated with an increased risk for metabolic abnormalities such as hyperlipidemia and insulin resistance. In the current study, therefore, the role of testosterone in determining the sex differences in catecholamine mediated substrate metabolism and deposition of dietary fat into upper versus lower body adipose tissue depots will be addressed.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy
  • Volunteers
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In context

Lead sponsor

University of Colorado, Denver is the lead sponsor of 1,543 studies on the registry; 317 are open to participants now.

Of its 147 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 92 (63%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
25 Years to 45 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • normal weight ( of 23-29.9 kg/m2)
  • not be highly trained (\< 5hrs of moderate intensity, planned exercise per week).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients will be excluded if they have one or more of the following out-of-range values measured on a fasting blood sample:
  • glucose \<65 or > 110 mg/dl,
  • insulin > 20 uU/ml,
  • thyroid stimulating hormone \<0.5 or >5.0 uU/ml,
  • growth hormone >2.5 ng/ml.
  • Subjects who may be:
  • anemic ( \< 14.5 g/dl men ),
  • have abnormal liver function tests:

    • alanine amino transferase > 47 U/l,
    • , > 47 U/l,
    • alkaline phosphatase \<39 or >117 U/l) or
    • creatinine (\<0.6 or >1.1 mg/dl).
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
13 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • No intervention
    Control
  • Placebo comparator
    GnRH antagonist + Placebo Gel

    Drug: GnRH antagonist · Drug: Aromatase Inhibitors

  • Active comparator
    GnRH antagonist + Testosterone Gel

    Drug: GnRH antagonist · Drug: Aromatase Inhibitors · Drug: Testosterone gel

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Dietary fat tracer for storage of meal derived fatty acids

    50 uCi of \[1-14C\] oleic acid administered with an inpatient test meal

    Time frame: 4 weeks

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • Rynders CA, Schmidt SL, Bergouignan A, Horton TJ, Bessesen DH. Effects of short-term sex steroid suppression on dietary fat storage patterns in healthy males. Physiol Rep. 2018 Jan;6(2):e13533. doi: 10.14814/phy2.13533. PubMed 29380951 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 21, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03289559
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 21, 2017
Start date
Jan 1, 2006
Primary completion
Jan 1, 2011
Completion
Jan 1, 2014
Last update
Sep 21, 2017

Study contacts

Daniel Bessesen, MD
principal investigator · University of Colorado, Denver

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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