Association of Thyroid Autoimmunity and Chronic Urticaria
- Conditions
- Skin ItchingChronic Urticaria
- Interventions
- Behavioral: blood sampling
- Registration Number
- NCT00737451
- Lead Sponsor
- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
- Brief Summary
Increase prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity is found in patients with chronic urticaria. About 5-34% of chronic urticaria patients is associated with the presence of thyroid autoimmunity who are euthyroid status whereas 5-10% of them with either hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism.
- Detailed Description
There is no such report on the association of thyroid autoantibodies and chronic urticaria in Taiwan population yet. This study is designed to investigate the prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity associated with chronic urticaria in Taiwanese population. In addition, we intend to find out the change in the level of thyroid autoimmunity after the treatment in order to further understand their relationship. We also intend to find out the prognostic parameters in patients with the presence of thyroid autoimmunity and chronic urticaria.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 155
- 18 years old and above
- skin itching for more than 6 months
- pure physical urticaria, infectious diseases, and food or food addictive hypersensitivity, chronic infection
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description skin itching blood sampling -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity in chronic urticaria in Taiwan one year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
🇨🇳Pan-Chiao, Taipei, Taiwan