Selenium supplementation in euthyroid patients with thyroid peroxidase antibodies

Completed

• Conditions: Euthyroidism; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Other disorders of thyroid

• Registration Number: ISRCTN26633557
• Lead Sponsor: Academic Medical Centre (AMC) (Netherlands)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-09-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

1. Thyroid peroxidase antibodies greater than 100 kU/l
2. Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) 0.4 - 4.0 mE/L
3. Free thyroxine (FT4) 10 - 23 pmol/l
4. Triiodothyronine (T3) 1.30 - 2.70 nmol/L
5. Female sex

Exclusion Criteria

1. Use of multivitamin tablets containing selenium in the month preceding inclusion
2. Drug or alcohol abuse
3. No informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified