Anticipated Stigma, Illness Identity, and Quality of Life in Male Hypogonadism
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Conditions studied: Hypogonadism, Male, Endocrine Disease, Hypertension
In brief
This study aims to systematically compare the levels of anticipated illness stigma and illness identity among men diagnosed with hypogonadism to those of men with other chronic endocrine conditions (e.g., diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, and hypertension). Furthermore, it examines whether these psychosocial variables predict quality-of-life deterioration specifically within the hypogonadism cohort.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07752511
- Run by
- Hacettepe University
- People needed
- 90
- Starts
- 2026-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2027-10-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-08-07
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Cases:
- Male, aged 18 years or older.
- Biochemically confirmed hypogonadism (total testosterone < 300 ng/dL with at least one clinical symptom).
- Regular follow-up at the endocrinology outpatient clinic.
- Fluent in reading and understanding Turkish.
- Signed informed consent.
- Controls:
- Male, aged 18 years or older.
- Diagnosed with diabetes, hypertension, or hypothyroidism under regular endocrinology follow-up.
- Total testosterone ≥ 300 ng/dL.
- Age-matched to a participant in the case group (±5 years).
- Fluent in reading and understanding Turkish.
- Signed informed consent.
You may not qualify if…
- Active psychiatric diagnosis (e.g., active psychosis, bipolar disorder).
- Chronic inflammatory or rheumatological diseases affecting body composition (e.g., chronic kidney disease, IBD, rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, ankylosing spondylitis).
- Uncontrolled co-existing endocrine conditions or severe complications (e.g., HbA1c > 8.0%, diabetic neuropathy/nephropathy/retinopathy, non-euthyroid state).
- Cognitive impairment or dementia precluding questionnaire completion.
- Klinefelter syndrome.
- Literacy limitations preventing completion of self-report measures.
- Additional control exclusion: Diagnosis or clinical suspicion of hypogonadism.
Where it is running
- Bingöl University Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation — Bingoel, Turkey (Türkiye)
- Malatya Training and Research Hospital — Malatya, Turkey (Türkiye)
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