The Use of Anabolic Steroids to Improve Function After Spinal Cord Injury
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Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injury
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of oxandrolone on the function and quality of life of patients with chronic spinal cord injury.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00223769
- Run by
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- People needed
- 40
- Starts
- 2004-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2006-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2008-02-13
Who can join
Age: 20 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Part-A
- Diagnosed with a traumatic injury to spinal cord
- Motor complete injury at level of C5 to T12
- Date of injury at least one year prior to enrollment
- Sufficient upper body strength to participate in a 12-week resistance training program with accommodation for disability in hand strength and/or grasping
- Lean body mass in lower extremities less than 90% of normal as determined by DEXA scan
- Willingness to take study medication for 12 weeks twice a day by mouth
- Part-B:
- Diagnosed with a traumatic injury to the spinal cord
- Motor incomplete injury at any level
- Date of injury at least one year prior to enrollment
- Lean body mass in lower extremities less than 90% of normal as determined by DEXA scan
- Ability to stand independently with or without the aid of assistive device(s)
- Willingness to take study medication for 12 weeks twice a day by mouth
You may not qualify if…
- Active medical problems including:
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cancer
- Liver disease
- Hypocalcaemia
- Nephritic syndrome
- HIV/AIDS
- Pressure ulcers of grade 3 or 4
- Shoulder pathology
- Pregnancy
Where it is running
- Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center — Miami, Florida, United States
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