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. 2018 Jul 18;2018(7):CD003177. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003177.pub3
Trial name or title Intervention of testosterone and fish oil for the prevention of Alzheimer's Disease: InTrePad
Methods RCT
Participants PiB‐PET (Pittsburgh compound B) positive men aged 60 years and over with subjective memory complaints
Interventions Each for 56 weeks:
Arm 1: DHA capsules (1720 mg/d) and testosterone undecanoate (intramuscular injection 1000 mg/4 mL every 8 weeks)
Arm 2: placebo DHA and testosterone undecanoate (intramuscular injection 1000 mg/4 mL every 8 weeks)
Arm 3: placebo DHA and placebo testosterone
Outcomes Primary: PiB score
Secondary: neuropsychological, mood and daily functioning questionnaires, beta amyloid levels, fluorodeoxyglucose to assess brain glucose metabolism, inflammatory and oxidative biomarkers, hippocampal volume, quality of life, safety and tolerability of treatment
Starting date Registered on trials registry: 14 January 2013
Study start date: 28 February 2013
Estimated study completion date: not stated
Contact information Ralph Martins (PI), Sir James McCusker Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit, Hollywood Medical Centre, Nedlands, Australia, r.martins@ecu.edu.au
Notes ACTRN12613000034730
Ralph Martins written to in 2016‐ no response