Registry of Hypogonadism in Men (RHyMe)

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Bayer
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
New England Research Institutes
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00858650
First received: March 9, 2009
Last updated: October 18, 2012
Last verified: October 2012
  Purpose

The primary objective of the Registry of HYpogonadism in MEn (RHYME) is to establish and maintain a large, multi-national prospective registry of male patients who have been diagnosed with male hypogonadism (HG), also known as androgen deficiency or testosterone deficiency.


Condition Intervention
Male Hypogonadism
Androgen Deficiency
Testosterone Deficiency
Other: Standard of Care

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Registry of Hypogonadism in Men

Further study details as provided by New England Research Institutes:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Prostate Cancer [ Time Frame: 2-years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • PSA, IPSS, and Other Urologic Outcomes [ Time Frame: 2-years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Sexual Function and Hypogonadism Symptoms [ Time Frame: 2-years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Physical Health Outcome Measures [ Time Frame: 2-years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 1000
Study Start Date: March 2009
Groups/Cohorts Assigned Interventions
Standard of Care
Hypogonadal males treated by standard of care, with or without testosterone replacement therapy
Other: Standard of Care
Standard of care may or may not include use of testosterone replacement therapy

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

Hypogonadal men

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Male patients aged 18 years and older.
  2. Diagnosis of hypogonadism including Klinefelter's or late onset HG. Patients may have been diagnosed at any point in their lives. Documentation of the diagnosis of HG (including symptomatology and laboratory values including testosterone levels confirmed on two separate occasions) is required.
  3. Written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Any previous treatment with testosterone therapy.
  2. History of breast cancer, prostate cancer, or high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia.
  3. Prior radical prostatectomy.
  4. Life expectancy shorter than 24 months as judged by the Clinical Site investigator.
  5. Current major psychiatric disorders or drug or alcohol abuse, which will likely affect participation or compliance in the Registry, in the opinion of the Clinical Site Investigator.
  6. Gender dysphoria or sexual reassignment (e.g., transexualism).
  7. Patients actively enrolled in any interventional clinical trial.
  8. Planned relocation outside Clinical Site region within 24 months.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00858650

Locations
Germany
University Hospital Halle - Center for Reproductive Medicine and Andrology
Halle (Saale), Germany
Private Practice of Andrology & Urology
Hamburg, Germany
Institute of Urology and Andrology, Segeberger Kliniken
Hamburg, Germany
Klinik fur Innere Medizin,
Herne, Germany
Italy
Ospedali Riuniti
Ancona, Italy
Unità di Andrologia DFC AziendaOspedalieraUniversitariaCareggi
Florence, Italy
Hesperia Hospital
Modena, Italy
University of Parma
Parma, Italy
University of Rome - Sapienza
Rome, Italy
Netherlands
Amstelland Hospital
Amstelveen, Netherlands
VU medical centre, department of Urology
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Andros Men's Health Institutes
Arnhem, Netherlands
Erasmus Medical Center - Urology
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Spain
Fundacio Puigvert
Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro- Majadahonda
Madrid, Spain
Hospital Universitario doce de Octubre
Madrid, Spain
Hospital Carlos Haya
Malaga, Spain
Hospital Virgen del Rocio
Sevilla, Spain
Sweden
Urohälsan i Skövde: Gotenborg University
Gotenborg, Sweden
Karolinska University Hospital - Centre for Andrology and Sexual Medicine
Stockholm, Sweden
United Kingdom
Barnsley Hospital
Barnsley, United Kingdom
Royal Free Hospital
Hampstead, United Kingdom
Holly Cottage Clinic
Lichfield, United Kingdom
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Manchester, United Kingdom
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle, United Kingdom
Sponsors and Collaborators
New England Research Institutes
Bayer
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Raymond Rosen, PhD New England Research Institutes, Inc
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: New England Research Institutes
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00858650     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: RHyMe
Study First Received: March 9, 2009
Last Updated: October 18, 2012
Health Authority: European Union: Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by New England Research Institutes:
registry
natural history

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hypogonadism
Eunuchism
Gonadal Disorders
Endocrine System Diseases

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