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Effects of DHEA and Exercise in the Elderly

NCT00205686 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2006-01-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

DHEA or dehydroepiandrosterone is a naturally occurring hormone secreted by tghe adrenal galnds. The secretion of HDEA declines with aging. DHEA is considered a food supplement and it is not regulated by the FDA. The purpose of this research is to evaluate ceratin of the biological effects of a reaplcement dose of DHEA. As you get older, DHEA levels are lower than you were younger. The replamcent dose is the dose of DHEA that will raise DHEA levesl to the levels found in young people. Anotehr purpose is to determine whether DHEA enhances the adaptations to an exercise training program.

Conditions

  • Healthy Volunteers

Interventions

DRUG

DHEA

BEHAVIORAL

exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dennis T Villareal, MD · Washington University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
78 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-04-30
Completion
2005-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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