Finasteride and Cutibacterium
NCT07731802
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
High levels of Testosterone causes high amounts of skin bacteria (Cutibacterium Acnes) which can go into the skin during a shoulder replacement surgery and cause a terrible infection. The goal of this experiment is to have participants take Finasteride, a medication that blocks testosterone production, for 2 weeks and evaluate the following: Blood levels of testosterone Amount of bacteria on the skin.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Dihydrotestosterone
- Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
- Cutibacterium Acnes
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- Male
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- November 9, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Washington · 1
- UW Medical Center - Montlake · Seattle, WA
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.