The Use of Anabolic Steroids to Improve Function After Spinal Cord Injury

Inclusion Criteria

• •Part-A
• •Diagnosed with a traumatic injury to spinal cord
• •Motor complete injury at level of C5 to T12
• •Date of injury at least one year prior to enrollment
• •Sufficient upper body strength to participate in a 12-week resistance training program with accommodation for disability in hand strength and/or grasping
• •Lean body mass in lower extremities less than 90% of normal as determined by DEXA scan
• •Willingness to take study medication for 12 weeks twice a day by mouth
• •Part-B:
• •Diagnosed with a traumatic injury to the spinal cord
• •Motor incomplete injury at any level
• •Date of injury at least one year prior to enrollment
• •Lean body mass in lower extremities less than 90% of normal as determined by DEXA scan
• •Ability to stand independently with or without the aid of assistive device(s)
• •Willingness to take study medication for 12 weeks twice a day by mouth