Resistance Training and Testosterone After Spinal Cord Injury

NCT01652040 | Completed Phase 2 Results FDA Drug FDA Device

• 1 other identifier: B7867-W
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 26
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this proposal is to investigate the efficacy of a complimentary approach of evoked resistance training and testosterone replacement therapy on the changes in body composition and metabolic profile after SCI. The proposed method could become a recommended and simple intervention especially for individuals with limited access and poor tolerance to exercise. The rationale is based on the evidence that individuals with SCI experience decline in anabolic hormones which may be responsible for the deterioration in body composition and metabolic profiles and leads to increase obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and subsequently cardiovascular disease. The designed study will provide explanation to the adaptations in the energy source of the muscle cells in response to training.

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury

Keywords

Spinal Cord Injury; Rehabilitation; Electrical Stimulation; Testosterone; Body Composition; Lipid and Glucose profile; Ectopic Adiposity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Body Composition

  Changes in body composition fat mass

  16 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Metabolic Profile

  16 weeks

Study Arms (2)

RT+Tp

EXPERIMENTAL

Resistance training using electrical stimulation and ankle weights and Testosterone patches

Device: Resistance Training and Testosterone Patches

Tp

EXPERIMENTAL

Applying Testosterone patches

Drug: Testosterone Patches

Interventions

Resistance Training and Testosterone Patches DEVICE

We are going to activate the knee extensor muscle group to lift ankle weights over 16 weeks and we are going to provide Tp to improve anabolic profile.

RT+Tp

Testosterone Patches DRUG

The investigators will provide Tp patches for 16 weeks for patients with Spinal Cord Injury.

Tp

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 50 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Male with Spinal Cord Injury
• Between 18-50 years old
• BMI \< 30 Kg/m2
• Traumatic motor complete C5-L2 level of injury
• American Spinal Injury Classification (A and B; i.e. motor deficit below the level of injury)

You may not qualify if:

• Cardiovascular disease
• Uncontrolled type II DM and those on insulin
• Pressures sores stage 2 or greater
• Supra-physiological T level
• Hematocrit above 50%
• Urinary tract infection or symptoms

Sponsors & Collaborators

• VA Office of Research and Development: lead
• Virginia Commonwealth University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA

Richmond, Virginia, 23249, United States

Location

Related Publications (25)

• Gorgey AS, Khalil RE, Gill R, O'Brien LC, Lavis T, Castillo T, Cifu DX, Savas J, Khan R, Cardozo C, Lesnefsky EJ, Gater DR, Adler RA. Effects of Testosterone and Evoked Resistance Exercise after Spinal Cord Injury (TEREX-SCI): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2017 Apr 4;7(4):e014125. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014125.

  PMID: 28377392 BACKGROUND

• Gorgey AS, Moore PD, Wade RC, Gill RS, Lavis T, Adler RA. Disruption in bone marrow fat may attenuate testosterone action on muscle size after spinal cord injury: a case report. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2017 Aug;53(4):625-629. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.17.04452-5. Epub 2017 Mar 13.

  PMID: 28290190 BACKGROUND

• Wade RC, Gorgey AS. Anthropometric prediction of skeletal muscle cross-sectional area in persons with spinal cord injury. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2017 May 1;122(5):1255-1261. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01042.2016. Epub 2017 Mar 2.

  PMID: 28255089 BACKGROUND

• O'Brien LC, Wade RC, Segal L, Chen Q, Savas J, Lesnefsky EJ, Gorgey AS. Mitochondrial mass and activity as a function of body composition in individuals with spinal cord injury. Physiol Rep. 2017 Feb;5(3):e13080. doi: 10.14814/phy2.13080.

  PMID: 28193782 BACKGROUND

• Moore PD, Gorgey AS, Wade RC, Khalil RE, Lavis TD, Khan R, Adler RA. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation and testosterone did not influence heterotopic ossification size after spinal cord injury: A case series. World J Clin Cases. 2016 Jul 16;4(7):172-6. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v4.i7.172.

  PMID: 27458592 BACKGROUND

• Gorgey AS, Caudill C, Khalil RE. Effects of once weekly NMES training on knee extensors fatigue and body composition in a person with spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med. 2016;39(1):99-102. doi: 10.1179/2045772314Y.0000000293. Epub 2015 Jan 23.

  PMID: 25615403 BACKGROUND

• Gorgey AS, Mather KJ, Cupp HR, Gater DR. Effects of resistance training on adiposity and metabolism after spinal cord injury. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2012 Jan;44(1):165-74. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31822672aa.

  PMID: 21659900 BACKGROUND

• Gorgey AS, Shepherd C. Skeletal muscle hypertrophy and decreased intramuscular fat after unilateral resistance training in spinal cord injury: case report. J Spinal Cord Med. 2010;33(1):90-5. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2010.11689681.

  PMID: 20397451 BACKGROUND

• Khalil RE, Gorgey AS, Janisko M, Dolbow DR, Moore JR, Gater DR. The role of nutrition in health status after spinal cord injury. Aging Dis. 2013 Feb;4(1):14-22. Epub 2012 Nov 30.

  PMID: 23423356 BACKGROUND

• Gorgey AS, Dolbow DR, Cifu DX, Gater DR. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation attenuates thigh skeletal muscles atrophy but not trunk muscles after spinal cord injury. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2013 Aug;23(4):977-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.04.007. Epub 2013 May 15.

  PMID: 23683374 BACKGROUND

• Nightingale TE, Moore P, Harman J, Khalil R, Gill RS, Castillo T, Adler RA, Gorgey AS. Body composition changes with testosterone replacement therapy following spinal cord injury and aging: A mini review. J Spinal Cord Med. 2018 Nov;41(6):624-636. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2017.1357917. Epub 2017 Aug 3.

  PMID: 28770686 BACKGROUND

• Gorgey AS, Lester RM, Wade RC, Khalil RE, Khan RK, Anderson ML, Castillo T. A feasibility pilot using telehealth videoconference monitoring of home-based NMES resistance training in persons with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2017 Jun 29;3:17039. doi: 10.1038/scsandc.2017.39. eCollection 2017.

  PMID: 29021917 BACKGROUND

• Nightingale TE, Gorgey AS. Predicting Basal Metabolic Rate in Men with Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injury. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2018 Jun;50(6):1305-1312. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001548.

  PMID: 29315167 BACKGROUND

• Abilmona SM, Gorgey AS. Associations of the trunk skeletal musculature and dietary intake to biomarkers of cardiometabolic health after spinal cord injury. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging. 2018 Feb 6. doi: 10.1111/cpf.12505. Online ahead of print.

  PMID: 29405604 BACKGROUND

• Rankin KC, O'Brien LC, Gorgey AS. Quantification of trunk and android lean mass using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry compared to magnetic resonance imaging after spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med. 2019 Jul;42(4):508-516. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2018.1438879. Epub 2018 Feb 20.

  PMID: 29461936 BACKGROUND

• McCauley LS, Sumrell RM, Gorgey AS. Anthropometric Prediction of Visceral Adipose Tissue in Persons With Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injury. PM R. 2018 Aug;10(8):817-825.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.02.007. Epub 2018 Feb 21.

  PMID: 29474998 BACKGROUND

• Gorgey AS, Cirnigliaro CM, Bauman WA, Adler RA. Estimates of the precision of regional and whole body composition by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in persons with chronic spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 2018 Oct;56(10):987-995. doi: 10.1038/s41393-018-0079-x. Epub 2018 Mar 6.

  PMID: 29511310 BACKGROUND

• O'Brien LC, Graham ZA, Chen Q, Lesnefsky EJ, Cardozo C, Gorgey AS. Plasma adiponectin levels are correlated with body composition, metabolic profiles, and mitochondrial markers in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 2018 Sep;56(9):863-872. doi: 10.1038/s41393-018-0089-8. Epub 2018 Mar 20.

  PMID: 29559683 BACKGROUND

• O'Brien LC, Chen Q, Savas J, Lesnefsky EJ, Gorgey AS. Skeletal muscle mitochondrial mass is linked to lipid and metabolic profile in individuals with spinal cord injury. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2017 Nov;117(11):2137-2147. doi: 10.1007/s00421-017-3687-9. Epub 2017 Sep 1.

  PMID: 28864949 RESULT

• Rankin KC, O'Brien LC, Segal L, Khan MR, Gorgey AS. Liver Adiposity and Metabolic Profile in Individuals with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury. Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:1364818. doi: 10.1155/2017/1364818. Epub 2017 Aug 30.

  PMID: 28948164 RESULT

• Gorgey AS, Khalil RE, Gill R, Khan R, Adler RA. Effects of dose de-escalation following testosterone treatment and evoked resistance exercise on body composition, metabolic profile, and neuromuscular parameters in persons with spinal cord injury. Physiol Rep. 2021 Nov;9(21):e15089. doi: 10.14814/phy2.15089.

  PMID: 34713983 DERIVED

• Holman ME, Chang G, Ghatas MP, Saha PK, Zhang X, Khan MR, Sima AP, Adler RA, Gorgey AS. Bone and non-contractile soft tissue changes following open kinetic chain resistance training and testosterone treatment in spinal cord injury: an exploratory study. Osteoporos Int. 2021 Jul;32(7):1321-1332. doi: 10.1007/s00198-020-05778-2. Epub 2021 Jan 14.

  PMID: 33443609 DERIVED

• Gorgey AS, Graham ZA, Chen Q, Rivers J, Adler RA, Lesnefsky EJ, Cardozo CP. Sixteen weeks of testosterone with or without evoked resistance training on protein expression, fiber hypertrophy and mitochondrial health after spinal cord injury. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2020 Jun 1;128(6):1487-1496. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00865.2019. Epub 2020 Apr 30.

  PMID: 32352341 DERIVED

• Holman ME, Gorgey AS. Testosterone and Resistance Training Improve Muscle Quality in Spinal Cord Injury. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2019 Aug;51(8):1591-1598. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001975.

  PMID: 30845047 DERIVED

• Gorgey AS, Khalil RE, Gill R, Gater DR, Lavis TD, Cardozo CP, Adler RA. Low-Dose Testosterone and Evoked Resistance Exercise after Spinal Cord Injury on Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors: An Open-Label Randomized Clinical Trial. J Neurotrauma. 2019 Sep 15;36(18):2631-2645. doi: 10.1089/neu.2018.6136. Epub 2019 Mar 28.

  PMID: 30794084 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries

Interventions

Resistance Training

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Spinal Cord Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Trauma, Nervous System; Wounds and Injuries

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Physical Conditioning, Human; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Ashraf S. Gorgey
• Organization: Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center

ashraf.gorgey@va.gov

8046755000

Study Officials

• Ashraf Gorgey, PhD PT

  Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: FED
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 13, 2012
• First Posted: July 27, 2012
• Study Start: July 2, 2012
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2017
• Study Completion: December 30, 2017
• Last Updated: May 3, 2018
• Results First Posted: May 3, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-05

Locations

US (1)