Reproductive Hormones During Sustained Administration of Kisspeptin

NCT02081924 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 76

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Summary

We want to find out what happens to reproductive hormone levels; Luteinising Hormone (LH), Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), testosterone and oestradiol when kisspeptin is administered to people for a period of 8 days each month, using either placebo (saline) or kisspeptin in doses of 0.1, 0.3 or 1.0 nmol/kg/hour.

Conditions

  • Fertility Disorders
  • Hypothalamic Dysfunction

Interventions

OTHER

Kisspeptin 0.1

Participants will receive kisspeptin hormone at a dose rate of 0.1nmol/kg/hour via a subcutaneous pump device for 8 days during the early follicular phase of their menstrual cycle. LH, FSH and oestradiol will be measured on day 1 and 8, at 10minute intervals for 8 hours and on Days 3 and 5 they will have a single blood measurement of the same hormones.

OTHER

Saline

Participants will receive placebo (saline) via a subcutaneous pump device for 8 days during the early follicular phase of their menstrual cycle. LH, FSH and oestradiol will be measured on day 1 and 8, at 10minute intervals for 8 hours and on Days 3 and 5 they will have a single blood measurement of the same hormones.

OTHER

Kisspeptin 0.3

Participants will receive kisspeptin hormone at a dose rate of 0.3 nmol/kg/hour via a subcutaneous pump device for 8 days during the early follicular phase of their menstrual cycle. LH, FSH and oestradiol will be measured on day 1 and 8, at 10minute intervals for 8 hours and on Days 3 and 5 they will have a single blood measurement of the same hormones.

OTHER

Kisspeptin 1.0

Participants will receive kisspeptin hormone at a dose rate of 1.0 nmol/kg/hour via a subcutaneous pump device for 8 days during the early follicular phase of their menstrual cycle. LH, FSH and oestradiol will be measured on day 1 and 8, at 10minute intervals for 8 hours and on Days 3 and 5 they will have a single blood measurement of the same hormones.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Imperial College London

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Waljit Dhillo, PhD, FRCP · Imperial College London

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-02
Primary Completion
2027-11-30
Completion
2027-11-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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