Status:

COMPLETED

Subcutaneous Testosterone Project

Lead Sponsor:

University of British Columbia

Collaborating Sponsors:

Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute

Conditions:

Gender Dysphoria

Eligibility:

MALE

19-59 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

For people who identify as transgender, there is a strong sense that they were born into the wrong body and that their outward looking body does not match how they truly feel about themselves. They fe...

Detailed Description

Rationale: In caring for transgender males (born female but identify as male), intramuscular (IM) testosterone is considered standard of care if they elect therapy to transition. Yet, IM testosterone...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Transgender males or identifying along the male spectrum
  • Currently on stable doses of weekly IM testosterone
  • Using either Testosterone cypionate or enanthate
  • Between 19-59 years old
  • Stable doses of regular medications
  • Receive their transgender care from one of five(5) Vancouver-based physicians who specialize in transgender care (Three Bridges or Raven Song Community Health Centres).

Exclusion

  • Medically or psychiatrically unstable
  • Recent or imminent surgery (6-8 weeks) that has or may affect testosterone dosage
  • Unable to present for nine(9) weeks of weekly blood work and two(2) weeks of alternate day blood work

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

14 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02229617

Start Date

July 1 2015

End Date

May 1 2016

Last Update

June 6 2016

Active Locations (2)

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Three Bridges Community Health Centre

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6Z 1W2

2

Raven Song Community Health Centre

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada