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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

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Registration number
NCT00349791
Ethics application status
Date submitted
7/07/2006
Date registered
10/07/2006
Date last updated
17/04/2013

Titles & IDs
Public title
Study to Assess the Efficacy/Safety of Transdermal Testosterone Patches in Naturally Menopausal Women With Low Libido
Scientific title
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy/Safety of Transdermal Testosterone for 24 Weeks in Naturally Menopausal Women With Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder on Oral Hormone Replacement Therapy.
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
2002006
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) 0 0
Condition category
Condition code

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Testosterone Transdermal System
Treatment: Drugs - Placebo patch

Placebo Comparator: 1 - placebo patch replaced twice a week for two years

Experimental: 2 - testosterone patch replaced twice a week for two years


Treatment: Drugs: Testosterone Transdermal System
testosterone (300 mcg/day) patch replaced twice a week for two years

Treatment: Drugs: Placebo patch
placebo patch replaced twice a week for two years
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
To assess the efficacy of the transdermal system (TTS) as measured by the change from baseline in the frequency of total satisfying sexual activity captured by the Sexual Activity Log (SAL).
Timepoint [1] 0 0
2 years
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
To assess the efficacy measured by the change from baseline in sexual desire using personal distress as measured by the Personal Distress Scale (PDS) score; the other 6 domains of the Profile of Female Sexual function, and the other 8 SAL endpoints.
Timepoint [1] 0 0
2 years

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Eligible women must:

1. Be 40-70 years old and in generally good health

2. Be post-menopausal with no spontaneous periods for 1 year

3. Be receiving a stable dose of hormone replacement therapy for at least 3 months pror
to screening with the intention of maintaining that regimen.

4. Be, in her own judgment, in a stable, monogamous sexual relationship that is perceived
to be secure and communicative, for at least one year prior to study entry

5. Meet the criteria for having hypoactive sexual desire disorder
Minimum age
40 Years
Maximum age
70 Years
Sex
Females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
Eligible women must not:

1. Have received androgen therapy at any time during the past 3 months (during the past 7
months if therapy was an investigational implantable product)

2. Be experiencing any chronic or acute life stress relating to any major life change

3. Be experiencing depression and/or receiving medication for such illness or disorder

4. Have current severe skin problems (such as severe or cystic acne) or allergy to
adhesives (like the ones in bandages)

5. Have had a major illness, active gall bladder disease, or gynecological or breast
surgery within the last 6 months

6. Have a history of breast, endometrial, or other gynecological cancer at any time
before study participation or other cancer within the last 5 years

7. Have diabetes, a history of cerebrovascular disease, thrombo-embolic disorders, heart
attack, or angina at any time before study participation or thrombophlebitis within
the last 5 years

8. Have abnormal laboratory test results upon initial screening for this study

9. Have previously participated in a clinical trial within 30 days or received an
investigational medication within 30 days

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s


The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/06/2002
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/10/2003
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
549
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Research Facility - Randwick
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
- Randwick
Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1] 0 0
United States of America
State/province [1] 0 0
Illinois
Country [2] 0 0
Canada
State/province [2] 0 0
Quebec

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
Warner Chilcott
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
This study is designed to evaluate efficacy and safety of a testosterone patch as treatment
for low libido in naturally menopausal women who are taking estrogen or estrogen/progestin
therapy.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00349791
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Johna Lucas, MD
Address 0 0
Procter and Gamble
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 0 0
Address 0 0
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries