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TerminatedNCT01460654

Testosterone and Alendronate in Hypogonadal Men

Status
Terminated
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
44 (actual)
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital · Academic / Other
Sex
Male
Age
60 Years – 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

This study will investigate the hypothesis that the combination of testosterone replacement and alendronate will improve bone density and parameters of bone quality more than either medication alone in older men with low testosterone levels and low bone density.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGTestosteroneTestosterone Gel (Fortesta) 40mg daily.
DRUGAlendronateAlendronate (Fosamax) 70mg every week.
DRUGPlacebo AlendronateA placebo alendronate tablet will be taken every week by subjects in the Testosterone and Placebo Alendronate Group.
DRUGPlacebo TestosteronePlacebo testosterone gel will be applied daily by subjects in the Alendronate and Placebo Testosterone group.

Timeline

Start date
2011-10-01
Primary completion
2014-05-01
Completion
2014-12-01
First posted
2011-10-27
Last updated
2023-10-12
Results posted
2023-10-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01460654. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.