Obesity in Men
Conditions
Brief summary
The investigators hypothesise that testosterone therapy will synergize with dietary intervention to achieve weight loss. Obese men will receive diet, and be randomised to either testosterone therapy or placebo. Primary outcomes will be weight and body composition.
Interventions
DRUGTestosterone
TU im
DRUGplacebo
placebo im
Sponsors
Austin Health
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* BMI \>30
Exclusion criteria
* contraindications to testosterone therapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| weight | 12 months |
Countries
Australia
Outcome results
None listed