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Sponsor: University of Miami
Collaborator: Empower Pharmacy
Information provided by (Responsible Party): Ranjith Ramasamy, MD, University of Miami
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate changes in vascular parameters in subjects receiving Testopel 75mg (one time) versus subjects receiving Compounded Testosterone pellets 100mg (one time) versus subjects receiving Compounded Testosterone pellets 200mg (one time) to a participant with clinical hypogonadism.
Detailed Description:
Hypogonadism, or low testosterone (Low T), is the deficiency in producing testosterone by the testes. Testosterone pellets is a long-acting formulation of TRT that is delivered subcutaneously to men diagnosed with low T. Advantages to subcutaneous testosterone pellets include ease of delivery and decreased risk of the medication being transfer upon skin contact to woman or children. Long-acting testosterone replacement Implantation of six to ≥10 testosterone pellets (450 to ≥750 mg) increased total testosterone into the therapeutic range at 1-month post-implantation and sustained therapeutic levels (>300) for 4-6 months.
Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 study groups. In one of the groups, the treatment will include implantation of Testopel ® 750mg (10 pellets with 75mg pellet) one time, in the second group, treatment will include compounded subcutaneous testosterone 800mg (8 pellets with 100mg pellet) one time and in the third group, treatment will include compounded subcutaneous testosterone 800mg (4 pellets with 200mg pellet) one time.
The treatment takes approximately 30 minutes and will include: Clean and numb the insertion site with lidocaine at 1%, followed by a small incision in the skin, implantation of pellets into the subdermal fat layer, and sealing the incision with Steri-strip. This is the current standard of care of Testopel insertion and the same procedure will be followed with both compounded and commercial pellets.
