New testosterone injection could help teen boys with delayed puberty
NCT ID NCT06689085
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 3 trial is testing XYOSTED, a testosterone injection, in 100 adolescent males who lack or have low testosterone due to hypogonadism. The study lasts 52 weeks, with a 24-month safety follow-up, and aims to see if the treatment can safely induce or continue puberty. Participants receive regular injections, and doctors monitor hormone levels, growth, and development.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- testosterone enanthate (XYOSTED injection)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a safe and effective testosterone replacement option for adolescent boys with hypogonadism, helping them go through puberty normally.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-arm, open-label study with no placebo group, so results may be less definitive. Long-term safety and effectiveness in adolescents are still being established.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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12 to 17 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosed with a deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone due to primary or secondary hypogonadism of a known etiology. Children with combined hormone deficiencies are permitted to enroll (but the child must already be receiving treatment for concomitant hormonal deficiencies) 2. Participants receiving prior testosterone treatment must be receiving a stable dose for at least 12 weeks prior to Screening. Treatment naive participants are permitted to enroll. 3. Have parent(s) or a legal guardian who will voluntarily provide written informed consent for the child to participate in the study 4. Willing to provide assent for participation in the study 5. Be a male 12 to \< 18 years of age at the time of consent/assent 6. Have Legally Authorized Representative who is able to understand and comply with all study procedures and agrees to have the child participate in the study program as outlined in the protocol 7. Requires chronic pharmacologic support for the initiation and/or continuation of pubertal maturation 8. Have a body mass index (BMI)-for-age greater than the 5th percentile and weigh ≥ 30 kg. 9. If sexually active with a female partner of child-bearing potential, agrees to: 1. Practice true abstinence including 30 days after the last IP administration, or, 2. Use 2 adequate forms of highly effective contraception, one of which should be a physical barrier, during the study and for 30 days after the last IP administration. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Has abnormal thyroid function tests at Screening. May supplement per usual clinical practice and rescreen up to two times. 2. Has suspected or known constitutional growth delay in growth and puberty (CDGP) 3. Has evidence of possible nutritional or gastrointestinal disorder that may impact growth (e.g., abrupt weight loss within the 3 months prior to Screening, unmanaged celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease) 4. Has a known allergy or hypersensitivity to XYOSTED, or to any of its ingredients (testosterone enanthate and sesame oil) 5. Participants receiving prior treatment with testosterone who are not on a stable dose for at least 12 weeks prior to Screening. 6. Has an allergy to foods or products containing sesame seeds or sesame oil 7. Has Stage 1 hypertension, defined as the average of 2 or more seated right arm BP measurements exceeding the 95th percentile for age, sex, and height, or SBP ≥ 130 mm Hg and/or DBP ≥ 80 mm Hg at Screening or Day 1. 8. Has a clinically significant abnormal clinical laboratory test value at Screening, as determined by the Investigator including hematocrit \> 48%, or \>50% for patients living at high altitude if not receiving testosterone treatment, or hematocrit \> 52% if already receiving testosterone treatment. 9. Has a history of deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism 10. Has evidence of a clinically significant 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormality at Screening, as determined by the Investigator 11. Has a current suspected or diagnosed (and unresected) tumor of the pituitary gland with the exception of Rathke's cleft cyst or a stable non-functioning pituitary microadenoma (ie, lesion size \< 10 mm that has not increased in size over a period of 1 year on repeat imaging), as determined by the Investigator 12. Has an active malignancy or has received treatment for a malignancy within the 12 months before Screening 13. Is currently receiving antipsychotic medication for any reason or is currently receiving selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medication for depression 14. Is receiving any other medication or has a condition that would preclude safe participation in the study or confound the evaluation of safety, as determined by the Investigator 15. Has a history of suicidal behavior (i.e., actions intended to harm oneself), suicidal ideation (i.e., thoughts and plans about suicide), or suicide attempts 16. Has any affirmative responses on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) questionnaire to questions #3, #4, or #5 or any affirmative response to questions #1 or #2 within the past 12 months on the suicide ideation questions (first section) OR any affirmative response on the suicidal behavior questions (the second section). 17. Is currently taking supraphysiologic doses of systemic glucocorticoids for more than 3 weeks, except for intermittent short courses of exogenous glucocorticoids as needed for the treatment of asthma 18. Has received any other investigational compound within 1 month prior to screening or 5 half-lives of the investigational product (whichever is longer) 19. Has received gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists, aromatase inhibitors, androgens (eg, dehydroepiandrosterone \[DHEA\]), anabolic steroids such as oxandrolone, or other sex steroids within 12 months before the Screening visit, or would require these treatments at any time during the study. 20. Receiving cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 or P glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitors/inducers or medications that are metabolized by CYP3A4 or P-gp within 30 days of enrolment. 21. Has a history of alcohol or drug abuse 22. Has a history or clinical manifestations of significant renal, hepatic, cardiovascular, metabolic, neurologic, psychiatric, or other conditions that would preclude participation in the study, as determined by the Investigator 23. Has chronic urticaria or dermatographism 24. Has 25-hydroxy-vitamin D blood level \< 20 ng/mL. Participants with initial vitamin D blood measurement \< 20 ng/mL may enroll while they receive supplementation per clinical practice
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
20 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Boston Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Children's Hospital Colorado
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90027, United States
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Children's Hospital at Montefiore
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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M Health Fairview U Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55454, United States
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MedResearch
RECRUITINGEl Paso, Texas, 79902, United States
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MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation
RECRUITINGTacoma, Washington, 98405, United States
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Nemours Children's Specialty Care - Jacksonville
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
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OUHSC Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology
RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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Primary Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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Prisma Health Children's Hospital - Midlands
RECRUITINGColumbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92123, United States
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Seattle Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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Texas Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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The DOCS
RECRUITINGLas Vegas, Nevada, 89113, United States
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University of California San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
RECRUITINGWorcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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