Screening of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Pregnant Women
- Conditions
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Registration Number
- NCT05801822
- Lead Sponsor
- Sohag University
- Brief Summary
this study may help the physicians to evaluate the practice of universal screening of sub-clinical hypothyroidism and thyroid-stimulating hormone level. Detection of sub-clinical hypothyroidism early in pregnancy through thyroid-stimulating hormone sampling in the first trimester will allow achieving proper management and better maternal and neonatal outcome of these patients.
- Detailed Description
This is a cross-sectional study will be carried out on women attending Obstetrics Outpatient Clinic in Sohag University Hospitals between April and 1st December 2023 for the booking antenatal care visit and to be invited to enroll in the study. The attending physician will explain the nature of the study to the cases, the blood samples will be collected and to be assessed for the routine antenatal screening complete blood count, random blood sugar, hepatitis B virus and HIV, the same blood sample will be used to asses TSH level.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
- Age group 18 years to 45 years.
- first trimester pregnant women.
- Women with known thyroid disorders or previous thyroidectomy.
- Pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum.
- Molar pregnancy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method diagnosis of subclinical hypothyroidism early in pregnancy in the first trimester of pregnancy ( first 12 weeks) by serum TSH level
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method