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Testosterone for Aging (GRAMS Trial)

Phase 1

Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 30 days post-discharge

Awards & highlights

GRAMS Trial Summary

This trial will study how well two different interventions help older adults recover from a hospital stay.

GRAMS Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 30 days post-discharge

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~30 days post-discharge

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 30 days post-discharge for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Physical Performance

Secondary outcome measures

30 day re-admission

Handgrip Strength

Physical Activity Level

GRAMS Trial Design

4Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: TestosteroneExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Placebo Supplement Testosterone Injection

Group II: Protein Supplement + TestosteroneExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Protein Supplement Testosterone Injection

Group III: Protein SupplementExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Protein Supplement Placebo Injection

Group IV: PlaceboPlacebo Group2 Interventions

Placebo Supplement Placebo Injection

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Testosterone

2009

Completed Phase 4

~2020

Protein Supplement

2009

Completed Phase 3

~5380

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The University of Texas Medical Branch, GalvestonLead Sponsor

241 Previous Clinical Trials

56,518 Total Patients Enrolled

10 Trials studying Aging

798 Patients Enrolled for Aging

Elena Volpi, MD, PhDStudy ChairUTMB

6 Previous Clinical Trials

2,732 Total Patients Enrolled

3 Trials studying Aging

368 Patients Enrolled for Aging

Media Library

Protein Supplement (Dietary Supplement) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT02990533 — Phase 1

Aging Research Study Groups: Placebo, Testosterone, Protein Supplement, Protein Supplement + Testosterone

Aging Clinical Trial 2023: Protein Supplement Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT02990533 — Phase 1

Protein Supplement (Dietary Supplement) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT02990533 — Phase 1

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the current quota of participants accepted into this investigation?

"Currently, this clinical trial is not taking on any new patients. It was first posted on September 1st 2016 and the most recent changes were made to it on April 13th 2022. However, if you are exploring other studies there are 245 trials that have aging as their focus and 6 for Testosterone currently accepting participants."

Answered by AI

To what extent has Testosterone been evaluated in other clinical research studies?

"Currently, there are 6 ongoing clinical trials for Testosterone with none of them currently in the third phase. The majority of these experiments take place within Galveston, Texas yet 7 different locations in total are evaluating Testosterone's efficacy."

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Has Testosterone been officially endorsed by the Food and Drug Administration?

"The safety of testosterone is rated as low, a score of 1. This can be attributed to the fact that it's still in Phase 1, thus there are only preliminary results demonstrating its efficacy and limited data supporting safety."

Answered by AI

Is this medical experiment currently recruiting participants?

"Per clinicaltrials.gov, this research study is no longer accepting participants as of April 13th 2022; it was initially posted on September 1st 2016. Notwithstanding, there are still 251 other trials requiring volunteers presently."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Muscle Anabolic Interventions to Accelerate Recovery From Hospitalization in Geriatric Patients

2016. "Muscle Anabolic Interventions to Accelerate Recovery From Hospitalization in Geriatric Patients". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02990533.

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