Lifestyle Intervention and Testosterone Replacement in Obese Seniors

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

83

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 1, 2015

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2019

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2019

Conditions
Obesity and Hypogonadism
Interventions
DRUG

Testosterone

Daily testosterone gel applied once daily in the morning to intact skin

OTHER

Lifestyle Therapy

Weekly behavioral diet to induce \~10% weight loss in combination with supervised aerobic and exercise training three times a week

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo gel for testosterone

Trial Locations (1)

77030

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, Houston

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

FED

collaborator

Baylor College of Medicine

OTHER

collaborator

Biomedical Research Institute of New Mexico

OTHER

lead

VA Office of Research and Development

FED