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Oral testosterone replacement in symptomatic late-onset hypogonadism: effects on rating scales and general safety in a randomized, placebo-controlled study.

Author(s): Legros JJ, Meuleman EJ, Elbers JM, Geurts TB, Kaspers MJ, Bouloux PM, Study 43203 Investigators

Affiliation(s): Department of Endocrinology, University of Liege, CHR de la Citadelle, Boulevard du 12e de Ligne 1, 4000 Liege, Belgium Department of Urology, Free University Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands. jean-jacques.legros@ulg.ac.be

Publication date & source: 2009-05, Eur J Endocrinol., 160(5):821-31. Epub 2009 Feb 11.

Publication type: Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of oral testosterone undecanoate (TU) on symptoms associated with late-onset hypogonadism (LOH). Design Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled. METHODS: The study was performed in 14 study centers in seven European countries. Men > or =50 years (n=322) with symptoms of hypogonadism and testosterone deficiency (calculated free testosterone <0.26 nmol/l) were randomized and treated for 12 months with placebo or oral TU 80, 160 or 240 mg/day. Primary outcome was the total score on the Aging Males' Symptoms (AMS) rating scale after six months of treatment. RESULTS: Treatment of mild-to-moderate LOH symptoms in subjects with borderline hypogonadism with oral TU resulted in an improved total AMS score at month 6, but differences between groups were not statistically significant. There was greater improvement in subjects <60 years when compared with subjects > or =60 years (P=0.001), but baseline testosterone level had no influence on treatment response. The AMS sexual symptoms domain improved with oral TU 160 mg/day at months 6 (P=0.008) and 12 (P=0.012) compared with placebo, but not with 80 and 240 mg/day. Treatment was well-tolerated and there were no between-group differences in adverse events or drop-out rates. CONCLUSIONS: In one of the largest placebo-controlled studies of testosterone therapy in LOH, oral TU did not improve total AMS score in subjects with mild-to-moderate symptoms compared with placebo, except the sexual symptom sub-domain where a modest improvement was reported with oral TU 160 mg/day.

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