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Leuprolide in Treating Adults With Hypogonadotropism

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by FDA Office of Orphan Products Development, June 1998

Sponsors and Collaborators: FDA Office of Orphan Products Development
University of Chicago
Information provided by: FDA Office of Orphan Products Development
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00004438
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Hypogonadotropism is an abnormal condition caused by decreased production of gonadotropins, a group of hormones that stimulate the parts of the reproductive system that produce and release eggs from the ovaries or sperm from the testicles. Leuprolide may stimulate the production of gonadotropins and be effective in increasing testosterone in men and inducing ovulation in women.

PURPOSE: Clinical trial to study the effectiveness of leuprolide in treating adults who have hypogonadotropism.


Condition Intervention
Hypogonadism
Drug: leuprolide

Drug Information available for:   Leuprolide acetate    Leuprolide   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Interventional
Study Design:   Treatment
Official Title:   Study of Leuprolide in Adults With Hypogonadotropism

Further study details as provided by FDA Office of Orphan Products Development:

Estimated Enrollment:   45
Study Start Date:   September 1997

Detailed Description:

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Male patients receive leuprolide subcutaneously every 5 days for up to one year and are followed at weeks 4, 6, 8, and 12, then every 2 months.

Female patients receive leuprolide subcutaneously on days 1, 6, and possibly 11. Patients are followed 2 months after the last injection.

  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 35 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No

Criteria

PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:

--Disease Characteristics--

Diagnosis of hypogonadotropism

Men: Small testes, abnormal semen analysis, and subnormal plasma testosterone levels without an elevation in gonadotropin levels

Women: Amenorrhea and subnormal plasma estradiol levels, or lack of cornification of the vaginal mucosa without an elevation in gonadotropin levels OR Hypothalamic amenorrhea in normally estrogenized women with amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea and normal plasma free testosterone and gonadotropin levels

Patients with hyperprolactinemia eligible only if hypogonadotropism persists after correction of hyperprolactinemia by dopamine agonist therapy

--Prior/Concurrent Therapy-- At least 2 months since sex hormone treatment

--Patient Characteristics--

Other:

  • Not pregnant
  • No chronic systemic, metabolic, or endocrine disease
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004438

Locations
United States, Illinois
University of Chicago Children's Hospital     Recruiting
      Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
      Contact: Robert L. Rosenfield     773-702-6432        

Sponsors and Collaborators

Investigators
Study Chair:     Robert L. Rosenfield     University of Chicago    
  More Information


Study ID Numbers:   199/13402, UCCH-8451, UCCH-FDR001473
First Received:   October 18, 1999
Last Updated:   June 23, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00004438
Health Authority:   United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by FDA Office of Orphan Products Development:
endocrine disorders  
hypogonadism  
rare disease  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Hypogonadism
Leuprolide
Gonadal Disorders
Rare Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Endocrinopathy

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Antineoplastic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Fertility Agents, Female
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Fertility Agents
Reproductive Control Agents
Pharmacologic Actions

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