RECRUITING

Thymus Regeneration, Immunorestoration, and Insulin Mitigation Extension Trial

Study Overview

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Description

The TRIIM-X trial is an expanded pilot clinical study that will evaluate a personalized combination treatment regimen for thymus regeneration. The thymus is a part of the immune system that declines markedly with age, and regenerating it may prevent or reverse key aspects of immunosenescence (immune system aging) and potentially prevent or reverse key parts of the aging process more generally. The study will evaluate biomarkers for epigenetic aging and immunosenescence, as well as evaluate established clinical measures and risk factors for prevention of physical frailty, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dementia, and also infectious diseases, including flu and COVID-19. The study uses multiple agents in combination with personalized doses of recombinant human growth hormone (somatropin), metformin, and DHEA, in a similar manner to how the combination treatment was applied in the earlier TRIIM trial at Stanford, which demonstrated strong statistical significance for the primary efficacy endpoints that will be evaluated in TRIIM-X. Somatropin is approved by the FDA for adult growth hormone deficiency and its use in the study is guided by prior safety data established for that use and also based on safety data available on its prior use in the TRIIM trial and in clinical practice in healthy elderly individuals. There will also be control groups that enable testing of biomarker variability and the contribution of individual medications within the combination treatment. The objective of the study is to obtain information needed for designing an effective personalized and adaptive treatment regimen for a larger and more diverse study population, and to obtain additional proof of principle for the new use of the medications and biomarkers for preventive medicine. The duration of treatment in the TRIIM-X trial will be 12 months.

Official Title

Thymus Regeneration, Immunorestoration, and Insulin Mitigation Extension Trial

Quick Facts

Study Start:2020-11-23
Study Completion:2024-11
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT04375657

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:40 Years to 80 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Male or female volunteers
  2. * Aged 40 to 80 years, inclusive
  3. * All ethnicities
  4. * Able to participate in 12-month study
  5. * Able to provide informed consent
  1. * Malignancies or high risk of malignancy, as suggested by familial risk or personal medical history
  2. * Premenopausal women
  3. * Postmenopausal women on HRT
  4. * IGF-1 levels \< 90 ng/ml or \>300 ng/ml
  5. * Diagnosed or suspected growth hormone resistance
  6. * Known growth hormone deficiency based on stimulation testing
  7. * Pre-existing carpal tunnel syndrome
  8. * Significant arthritis/arthralgia/joint swelling
  9. * Bradycardia (\<55 bpm), significant hypertension (systolic \>160 mmHg, or diastolic \>90 mmHg) despite treatment, serious angina, or other serious cardiovascular disease or cardiovascular disease risk factors
  10. * Excessive skin growths (e.g., flat warts) without cryosurgical options
  11. * BMI of 35 or greater
  12. * PSA level above the age-adjusted normal range for reasons other than confirmed prostatitis
  13. * Testosterone levels above the upper limit of normal
  14. * Levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) above the upper limit of normal
  15. * Type 1 or pre-existing Type 2 diabetes
  16. * Uncorrected hypothyroidism
  17. * HIV infection
  18. * Allergy or other sensitivity to study medications
  19. * Other unstable medical conditions
  20. * Use of GH within the last 5 years
  21. * Participation in a clinical research trial within 30 days prior to enrollment
  22. * Use of chronic glucocorticoid therapy
  23. * Unwilling to discontinue androgen supplementation if testosterone levels are above the upper limit of normal
  24. * Ongoing treatment with carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
  25. * Ketogenic diet, calorie-restricted diet, or prolonged fasting, without willingness to discontinue these diets or adhere to an alternative diet during the study
  26. * Alcoholism or drug addiction
  27. * Smoking or unwillingness to quit smoking
  28. * Cognitive impairment, illiteracy, inability or unwillingness to give voluntary informed consent

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations (Sites)

Intervene Immune
Torrance, California, 90502
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Intervene Immune, Inc.

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2020-11-23
Study Completion Date2024-11

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2020-11-23
Study Completion Date2024-11

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Epigenetic Aging
  • Immunosenescence