NCT00535561

Iron Deficiency Anemia Can be an Indication for Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism

Iron Deficiency Anemia Can be an Indication for Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism: A Randomized, Double Blinded Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: —
• Sponsor: Duzce University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 23 Years – 73 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To determine whether iron deficiency anemia can be an indication for the treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism.

Detailed description

51 Patients presented to our university outpatient internal medicine clinic who are found to have iron deficiency anemia coexisting with subclinical hypothyroidism have been included in this study. Patients were randomly assigned to oral iron or oral iron plus levothyroxin therapy. The physician and the patients did not know who received oral iron only or oral iron plus levothyroxine treatment. Hematologic parameters as well as serum iron, ferritin and iron binding capacity were being measured at the beginning and 3 months after treatment in both groups.

Conditions

• Iron Deficiency Anemia
• Subclinical Hypothyroidism

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Ferrous sulfate tablets 325 mg, po, TID
DRUG	Ferrous sulfate plus levothyroxine	Combination of ferrous sulfate tablet 325mg plus levothyroxine tablet 25 micrograms, po, TID

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-06-01
• Completion: 2007-09-01
• First posted: 2007-09-26
• Last updated: 2012-02-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)