The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects on serum testosterone after 4 weeks of subcutaneous (SC) dose administration, with different doses and dosing frequencies of TAK-448 to overweight/obese males with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.
The drug being tested in this study is called TAK-448. TAK-448 is being tested to treat overweight/obese males with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. This study will look at the effects of TAK-448 on serum testosterone at different doses and different dosing frequencies. The study will enroll 15 patients. There will be 5 cohorts and participants will be assigned to cohorts in sequential order. Cohorts will be assigned to the following treatment groups: * TAK-448 3 µg once weekly * TAK-448 1 µg once weekly * TAK-448 0.3 µg once weekly * TAK-448 0.3 µg twice weekly * TAK-448 0.1 µg twice weekly All participants will be administered study drug via SC injection once or twice a week depending on their assigned cohort for four weeks. This single-center trial will be conducted in the United Kingdom. The overall time to participate in this study is up to 32 days. Participants will make multiple visits to the clinic (depending once-weekly or twice-weekly dosing), and will be contacted by telephone 1 week after last dose of study drug for a follow-up assessment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
15
TAK-448 solution for subcutaneous injection
Unnamed facility
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Percent Change From Baseline in Mean Area Under the Effect Curve From Time 0 to 72 Hours (AUEC72) of Total Serum Testosterone for Once Weekly Dosing Groups
Area under the pharmacodynamic (PD) total serum testosterone (ST) concentration-time curve from the time 0 to 72 hours, calculated using the linear trapezoidal rule for baseline profile and those obtained after first and last dose.
Time frame: Baseline and Day 22 pre-dose and multiple time points (up to 72 hours) post dose
Percent Change From Baseline in Mean Area Under the Effect Curve From Time 0 to 72 Hours (AUEC72) of Total Serum Testosterone for Twice Weekly Dosing Groups
Area under the PD total ST concentration-time curve from the time 0 to 72 hours, calculated using the linear trapezoidal rule for baseline profile and those obtained after first and last dose.
Time frame: Baseline and Day 25 pre-dose and multiple time points (up to 72 hours) post dose
Percent Change From Baseline in Mean Area Under the Effect Curve From Time 0 to 72 Hours (AUEC72) of Free Serum Testosterone for Once Weekly Dosing Groups
Area under the PD free ST concentration-time curve from the time 0 to 72 hours, calculated using the linear trapezoidal rule for baseline profile and those obtained after first and last dose.
Time frame: Baseline and Day 22 pre-dose and multiple time points (up to 72 hours) post dose
Percent Change From Baseline in Mean Area Under the Effect Curve From Time 0 to 72 Hours (AUEC72) of Free Serum Testosterone for Twice Weekly Dosing Groups
Area under the PD free ST concentration-time curve from the time 0 to 72 hours, calculated using the linear trapezoidal rule for baseline profile and those obtained after first and last dose.
Time frame: Baseline and Day 25 pre-dose and multiple time points (up to 72 hours) post dose
Trough Serum Concentration (Ctrough) of Total Serum Testosterone for Once Weekly Dosing Groups
Trough serum concentration of total ST, defined as lowest baseline concentration compared to pre-dose of the last dose.
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Time frame: Day 22 pre-dose
Trough Serum Concentration (Ctrough) of Total Serum Testosterone for Twice Weekly Dosing Group
Trough serum concentration of total ST, defined as lowest baseline concentration compared to pre-dose of the last dose.
Time frame: Day 25 pre-dose
Trough Serum Concentration (Ctrough) of Free Serum Testosterone for Once Weekly Dosing Groups
Trough serum concentration of free ST, defined as lowest baseline concentration compared to pre-dose of the last dose.
Time frame: Day 22 pre-dose
Trough Serum Concentration (Ctrough) of Free Serum Testosterone for Twice Weekly Dosing Groups
Trough serum concentration of free ST, defined as lowest baseline concentration compared to pre-dose of the last dose.
Time frame: Day 25 pre-dose
Cmax: Mean Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration for TAK-448 Free Base Form (TAK-448F)
Maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax) is the peak plasma concentration of a drug after administration, obtained directly from the plasma concentration-time curve.
Time frame: Day 1 and Day 22 pre-dose and at multiple time points (up to 8 hours) post-dose
AUC(0-∞): Mean Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to Infinity for TAK-448F
AUC(0-∞) is a measure of total plasma exposure to the drug from time zero extrapolated to infinity.
Time frame: Day 1 and Day 22 pre-dose and at multiple time points (up to 8 hours) post-dose
AUC(0-tlqc): Mean Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time 0 to the Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration for TAK-448F
AUC(0-tlqc) is a measure of total plasma exposure to the drug from Time 0 to Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUC\[0-tlqc\]).
Time frame: Day 1 and Day 22 pre-dose and at multiple time points (up to 8 hours) post-dose
Mean Terminal Phase Elimination Half-life (T1/2) for TAK-448F
Terminal Phase Elimination Half-life (T1/2) is the time required for half of the drug to be eliminated from the plasma.
Time frame: Day 1 and Day 22 pre-dose and at multiple time points (up to 8 hours) post-dose