Recruiting
Phase 3

XYOSTED®

Sponsor:

Halozyme Therapeutics

Code:

NCT06689085

Conditions

Hypogonadism, Male

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 12 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Testosterone enanthate

Study Details

Brief summary:

This is a 52-week open label single arm study + 24-Month long-term safety extension to investigate the effects of XYOSTED, as testosterone replacement therapy, on adolescent males with either primary or secondary hypogonadism.

The study aims to determine the effectiveness of XYOSTED measured by continuation or induction of puberty in addition to XYOSTED dosage, safety and testosterone levels.

Conditions

Hypogonadism, Male

Study ID

NCT06689085

Start date

Mar 7, 2025

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Mar, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 12 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

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

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Participants

XYOSTED Injection (Testosterone enanthate) 25 mg / 0.5 mL, 50 mg / 0.5 mL, 75 mg / 0.5 mL, 100 mg / 0.5 mL

Interventions

Testosterone enanthate

XYOSTED 25 mg / 0.5 mL; XYOSTED 50 mg / 0.5 mL; XYOSTED 75 mg / 0.5 mL; XYOSTED 100 mg / 0.5 mL

Primary outcome measure

  • Increase in testosterone, as evaluated using PK parameters [ Time Frame: From Enrollment through End of Study Assessments at Week 53 ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Director Clinical Operations, MPH, CPM

609-331-1670jbitsura@halozyme.com

Chief Medical Officer, MD, PhD

858-344-9400ctheuer@halozyme.com

Locations

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027

Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

Recruiting

San Diego, California, United States, 92123

University of California San Francisco

Recruiting

San Francisco, California, United States, 94143

Children's Hospital Colorado

Recruiting

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

Nemours Children's Specialty Care - Jacksonville

Recruiting

Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32207

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Recruiting

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

Boston Children's Hospital

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center

Recruiting

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655

M Health Fairview U Minnesota

Recruiting

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55454

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Recruiting

St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110

The DOCS

Recruiting

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89113

Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Recruiting

The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467

OUHSC Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology

Recruiting

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Prisma Health Children's Hospital - Midlands

Recruiting

Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29203

MedResearch

Recruiting

El Paso, Texas, United States, 79902

Texas Children's Hospital

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Primary Children's Hospital

Recruiting

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112

Seattle Children's Hospital

Recruiting

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105

MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation

Recruiting

Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98405

More Information

Sponsor

Halozyme Therapeutics

Last update posted

Feb 18, 2026

Last verified

Feb, 2026

Keywords

  • primary hypogonadism
  • secondary hypogonadism

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Halozyme Therapeutics on 2026-02-18.