GSK Investigational Site
Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
NCT Number: NCT01962454
This is a single-blind, randomized placebo-controlled, parallel study, where the study volunteers will be blinded to testosterone/placebo treatment. This study will test a relatively new, less invasive method for collecting muscle tissue to determine if this method is appropriate for collecting muscle samples for the assessment of the fractional synthetic rates (FSR) of muscle-derived proteins. This study will also investigate whether the FSR of proteins may serve as early biomarkers for muscle anabolism, a known anabolic agent (testosterone) will be administered to healthy, elderly male subjects over a 3 week period. The fractional synthetic rate of several muscle-derived proteins will be analyzed at Baseline and during the period of testosterone treatment using deuterium labelling of these proteins by the incorporation of deuterium from deuterated water (D2O).
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Notify Me60 year–75 year
Male
Interventional
Phase 1
Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
D2O 70% will be supplied as clear liquid, provided in 50 millilitre (mL) unit dose vials; administered per orally.
Testosterone enanthate 125mg injection will be supplied as colorless to pale yellow liquid; administered intramuscular (IM).
Placebo to match testosterone enanthate 0.625 mL injection will be supplied as greenish yellow, bright and clear oily liquid; administered intramuscular (IM).
Time frame: Baseline and Day 21
Muscle protein synthesis will be assessed by measuring the fractional synthetic rate of muscle-derived proteins in both muscle biopsy samples and in blood after subjects have ingested deuterated water. The FSR of several muscle-derived proteins will be analyzed at baseline and during the period of testosterone treatment using deuterium labelling of these proteins by the incorporation of deuterium from D2O.
Time frame: Baseline, Day 7, 14, and 21
Lower extremity strength will be measured as the 1-RM on a leg press device. Strength will be measured at baseline (Day 1, prior to start of testosterone) and at study end (Day 21). The FSR of several muscle-derived proteins will be analyzed at Baseline and during the period in both muscle biopsy samples and in blood after subjects have ingested deuterated water.
Time frame: Baseline, Day 7, 14, and 21
The FSR of several muscle-derived proteins will be analyzed at Baseline and during the period in both muscle biopsy samples and in blood after subjects have ingested deuterated water.
Time frame: Baseline, Day 7, 14, and 21
Time frame: Upto Week 7
GlaxoSmithKline
Industry
A Pilot Study in Healthy Male Volunteers to Evaluate a Skeletal-Muscle Microbiopsy Technique for Suitability of Use With Dynamic Proteomic Measurement
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