Testosterone treatment combined with exercise to improve muscle strength, physical function and quality of life in men affected by inclusion body myositis: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial

• Sophia G. Connor ,

  Roles Formal analysis, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: sophiaconnorresearch@protonmail.com (SGC); Merrilee.needham@health.wa.gov.au (MN)

  Affiliation Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3884-4084

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• Timothy J. Fairchild,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre for Molecular Medicine & Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia, Discipline of Exercise Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia

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• Yvonne C. Learmonth,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre for Molecular Medicine & Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia, Discipline of Exercise Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia, Perron Institute of Neurological and Translational Sciences, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

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• Kelly Beer,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre for Molecular Medicine & Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia, Perron Institute of Neurological and Translational Sciences, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

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• Ian Cooper,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre for Molecular Medicine & Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia, Perron Institute of Neurological and Translational Sciences, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

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• Glenn Boardman,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Research Development Unit, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia

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• Shaun Y. M. Teo,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre for Molecular Medicine & Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia, Discipline of Exercise Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9496-813X

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• Behnaz Shatahmasseb,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources

  Affiliations Centre for Molecular Medicine & Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia, Discipline of Exercise Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia

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• Rui Zhang,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA, Australia

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• Krystyne Hiscock,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Affinity Clinical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

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• Jerome D. Coudert,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre for Molecular Medicine & Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia, Perron Institute of Neurological and Translational Sciences, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia, Division of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6081-8494

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• Bu B. Yeap,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia

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• Merrilee Needham

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: sophiaconnorresearch@protonmail.com (SGC); Merrilee.needham@health.wa.gov.au (MN)

  Affiliations Centre for Molecular Medicine & Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia, Perron Institute of Neurological and Translational Sciences, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia, Division of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, Department of Neurology, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia

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