Treatment of patients with amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis type 2.
Recruiting
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion Criteria
TSH <0.4 mE/L, FT4 >25 pmol/l, normal or raised T3 , thyroid peroxidase antibodies <50 kU/l, TBII < 2.0 kU/l, amiodarone use, poor or no visualisation of thyroid gland on 99mTc-pertechnetate scintigraphy, no nodular goiter on ultrasound.
Exclusion Criteria
Very critical illness, drug or alcohol abuse, pregnancy, no informed consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Achievement of euthyroidism (TSH >0.4 mE/L at 3 and 6 months.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Development side-effects.