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TerminatedNCT03345797Updated Oct 26, 2023

Evaluation of Testosterone Nasal Gel in Hypogonadal Boys

A Phase 1 interventional study of Testosterone Nasal Gel [Natesto] in Hypogonadism, sponsored by Acerus Biopharma Inc.. Terminated at 3 sites in United Kingdom. Open to male participants aged 12 Years to 17 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-10-26.

Sponsored by Acerus Biopharma Inc. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Other

Why this study was terminated
Lack of patients and commercial reasons
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
8
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
12 Years to 17 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

PK study to evaluate serum levels of testosterone post nasal delivery in two cohorts of hypogonadal boys.

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ARM 1 - 10 prepubertal, 12-17 years old boys with no prior exposure to TRT will receive single dose of 5.5 mg on day one and single dose of 11 mg on day 2 with repeat blood draws to assess serum levels of testosterone and metabolites.

ARM 2 - 10 Tanner Stage 3, 12-17 years old boys on TRT with bone age >= 13 years will receive single dose of 11 mg on day one, and single dose of 11 mg in the morning and a second 11 mg dose in the afternoon on day 2 with repeat blood draws to assess serum levels of testosterone and metabolites.

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Conditions studied

  • Hypogonadism

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Keywords

  • Paediatric
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In context

Hypogonadism

352 studies on the registry are indexed under Hypogonadism; 44 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 8 is below the median of 55 across 265 interventional studies indexed under Hypogonadism.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Acerus Biopharma Inc. as lead sponsor.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
12 Years to 17 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

ARM 1 (naïve patients): Participants who meet all of the following inclusion criteria will be eligible for participation in the study:

  1. Hypogonadal boys;
  2. Chronological age 12 to \<18 years;
  3. No prior exposure to TRT;
  4. Prepubertal
  5. Parent/guardian and patient able to understand and provide signed informed consent;

ARM 2 (non-naïve patients): Participants who meet all of the following inclusion criteria will be eligible for participation in the study:

  1. Hypogonadal boys with a bone age of ≥13 years (a historical value within the last 12 months will be acceptable);
  2. Chronological age 12 to \<18 years;
  3. Taking an existing TRT treatment dose;
  4. Tanner Stage ≥3
  5. Parent/guardian and patient able to understand and provide signed informed consent;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

ARM 1 (naïve patients) AND ARM 2 (non-naïve patients): Participants who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in the study:

  1. Any active allergic condition or presentation of symptoms including allergic rhinitis;
  2. An upper respiratory tract infection;
  3. Use of any form of intranasal medication delivery other than periodic short-term (less than 3 days) use of sympathomimetic decongestants, within the last 3 months;
  4. In the opinion of the Investigator, significant intercurrent disease of any type, in particular liver, kidney, heart disease, stroke, or psychiatric illness;
  5. History of pituitary or hypothalamic tumors or history of any malignancy excluding basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin curatively treated by surgery;
  6. History of nasal disorders, nasal or sinus surgery, nasal fracture within the previous 6 months or nasal fracture that caused a deviated anterior nasal septum surgery, mucosal inflammatory disorders, specifically Sjogren's syndrome;
  7. History of severe adverse drug reactions to testosterone therapies;
  8. Current treatment with other androgens (e.g., dehydroepiandrosterone [DHEA]), anabolic steroids, or other sex hormones;
  9. Treatment with estrogens, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists, or growth hormone within the previous 12 months;
  10. Treatment with drugs that interfere with the metabolism of testosterone, such as anastrozole, clomiphene, dutasteride, finasteride, flutamide, ketoconazole, spironolactone, or testolactone;
  11. Diabetes mellitus;
  12. Participation in any other research study during the conduct of this study or 30 days prior to the initiation of this study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
8 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Naive patients - ARM 1

    TRT naïve subjects, Tanner Stage of 0, receiving Testosterone Nasal Gel \[Natesto\] - Single dose of 5.5 mg Natesto on Day 1 and a single dose of 11 mg Natesto on Day 2

    Drug: Testosterone Nasal Gel [Natesto]

  • Experimental
    Non-naive patients - ARM 2

    TRT non-naïve subjects (have had prior testosterone treatment), Tanner Stage \>/= 3, receiving Testosterone Nasal Gel \[Natesto\] - Single dose of 11 mg Natesto on Day 1. On Day 2, 11 mg dose of Natesto in the morning and 11 mg dose of Natesto 12 hours later

    Drug: Testosterone Nasal Gel [Natesto]

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax)

    Cmax for serum testosterone, serum DHT and serum estradiol

    Time frame: 48 hours (approx)

  2. Area under the curve (AUC)

    AUC for serum testosterone, serum DHT and serum estradiol

    Time frame: 48 hours (approx)

  3. Minimum serum concentration (Cmin)

    Cmin for serum testosterone, serum DHT and serum estradiol

    Time frame: 48 hours (approx)

  4. Time to reach maximum plasma concentration (tmax)

    tmax for serum testosterone, serum DHT and serum estradiol

    Time frame: 48 hours (approx)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (Safety)

    Safety assessments will include adverse events, clinical laboratory measurements of serum testosterone, DHT and estradiol levels, and vital sign measurements. A phone call will be made 3 days after the patient leaves the clinic to collect any SAEs or AEs that may occur.

    Time frame: 5 days

  2. Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (Tolerability)

    To include a adverse events that relate to tolerability and a patient and healthcare provider questionnaire on ease of use dispenser and gel administration

    Time frame: 48 hours (approx)

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Study locations

3 sites
  • University of Glasgow, Royal Hospital for Children
    Glasgow, Scotland G51 4TF, United Kingdom
  • Cambridge University Hospital's NHS Foundation Trust
    Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
  • Alder Hey Children's Hospital
    Liverpool, L14 5AB, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Mar 2018 to primary completion in Apr 2020, 25 months.

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Registered
Oct 10, 2017
First posted
Nov 17, 2017
StartActual
Mar 1, 2018
Primary completionActual
Apr 11, 2020
CompletionActual
Apr 11, 2022
Last update
Oct 26, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
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Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 26, 2023, 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
NCT03345797
Lead sponsor
Acerus Biopharma Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 17, 2017
Start date
Mar 1, 2018
Primary completion
Apr 11, 2020
Completion
Apr 11, 2022
Last update
Oct 26, 2023

Study contacts

Syed Faisal Ahmed, MD
principal investigator · Royal Hospital for Children, U. of Glasgow

Oversight

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