低用量トランスダーマルのテストステロン療法が慢性的な安定性アンギナを持つ男性におけるアンギナ値を改善する:ランダム化,ダブルブラインド,プラセボ対照試験
K M English1, R P Steeds, T H Jones
1Department of Cardiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
Circulation
|October 18, 2000
まとめ
低用量テストステロン療法でアンギナを持つ男性は,運動能力を向上させ,胸痛を軽減しました. この試験試験では,テストステロンが慢性的な安定性 angina の有効な治療法である可能性があることを示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 心臓病学 心臓病学
- エンドクリノロジー エンドクリノロジー
- 薬理学 薬理学とは
背景:
- 実験的研究によると,アンドロゲンは冠動脈血管拡張を促進する.
- この試験試験では,男性アンギナ患者における低用量アンドロゲンの長期的な臨床効果を調査した.
研究 の 目的:
- 慢性的な安定性胸痛を持つ男性における低用量テストステロンサプリメントの有効性を評価する.
- この患者グループにおけるテストステロンの運動耐性および生活の質への影響を評価する.
主な方法:
- 12週間の,ダブルブラインド,プラセボ対照試験で,安定したアンギナを持つ46人の男性を対象とした.
- 参加者は,既存の医薬品と併用して,毎日5mgのトランスダーマールテストステロンまたはプラセボを投与されました.
- 測定には,STセグメントのうつ状態までの時間,ホルモンレベル,SF-36生活の質のスコアが含まれていました.
主要な成果:
- テストステロン治療は,運動テストにおいて,アンドロゲンレベルを著しく増加させ,STセグメントうつ状態までの時間を延長した (P=0.02).
- 痛みの知覚と身体的な役割の制限の改善は,テストステロングループ (P=0.026とP=0.024,それぞれ) で観察されました.
- 前立腺特異抗原,ヘモグロビン,脂質,凝固の有意な変化は認められなかった.
結論:
- 低用量のテストステロンサプリメントは,慢性的な安定した胸痛を持つ男性において,運動による心筋不全を効果的に軽減します.
- テストステロン療法は,アンギナの症状を管理し,生活の質を改善するための潜在的な治療の選択肢を提供します.
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