Testosterone for Treating Cachexia in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Official title
Nutrition and Anabolic Interventions in Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Brief summary
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RATIONALE: Testosterone may lessen weight loss and improve muscle size and strength in patients with cachexia caused by cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase I trial is studying whether testosterone administered during standard of care chemotherapy and/or radiation works by helping patients with squamous cell carcinoma to maintain their body weight and muscle size and strength during treatment.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00878995
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Enrollment
- 28 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 75 Years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Jun 2, 2009
- Primary completion
- May 31, 2014
- Completion
- May 31, 2015
- Last update posted
- Mar 11, 2018
2009 – 2015
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas Medical Branch | Galveston | Texas | 77555-0361 | — |
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- Last update posted Mar 11, 2018 · Synced Sep 5, 2026
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