Metabolic Changes in Hypothyroid Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hypothyroidism
• Interventions: Drug: L-thyroxine

• Registration Number: NCT00524238
• Lead Sponsor: University of Aarhus

Brief Summary

Hypothyroidism is a frequent condition in danish women, but often overlooked. Along with fatigue one of the main symptoms is weight gain as a result to significantly decreased energy expenditure.

This study was undertaken to elucidate changes in glucose, lipid and amino acid turnover in these patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-03
• Primary Completion: 2006-08
• Study Completion: 2006-08
• Study First Submitted: 2007-08-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-08-31
• Study First Posted: 2007-09-03
• Status Verified: 2008-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-02-07
• Last Update Posted: 2008-02-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

• Newly diagnosed hypothyroidism with tsh over 40 mU/L, etiology chronic autoimmune thyroiditis
• Healthy controls matched regarding sex, age and body mass index

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnancy, breastfeeding

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	L-thyroxine	11 hypothyroid patients, newly diagnosed, examined before and after treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aarhus University Hospital; 🇩🇰 Aarhus, Denmark