A study to find out whether thyroid diseases are common in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Thyroid dysfunction
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/12/010860
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 385
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients with ACR/EULAR classification criteria 2010 for RA more than or equal to 6.
2. All patients previously diagnosed as RA were also included in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
Following patients were excluded from the study:-
1.Age less than 18 years
2.Patients on medication, which are known to cause thyroid dysfunction (like Lithium, Interferon alpha, β-blockers, etc.)
3.Patients with connective tissue disease other than RA.
4.Co-existing infection/malignancy.
5.Chronic liver or renal disease.
6.Diabetic patients.
7.Patients who were pregnant.
8.Patients who had undergone thyroidectomy.
9.All patients who refused to participate in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Determine the frequency of thyroid disorders in adult patients of rheumatoid arthritis.Timepoint: 18 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Establishing relation between disease activity of RA and thyroid dysfunction.Timepoint: 18 months;Estimating prevalence of auto-immune and non auto-immune thyroid disease in patients of RA.Timepoint: 18 months;To assess whether patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis should be routinely screened for thyroid dysfunction or not.Timepoint: 18 months