NCT00552487

Isolated ACTH Deficiency in Patients With Hashimoto Thyroiditis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 62 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Wuerzburg · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis and impaired well-being may have a partial secondary adrenocortical insufficiency.

Detailed description

Many patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis who are correctly substituted with thyroid hormones have an impaired well-being. in some people an isolated ACTH deficiency was found. In this study a 1 µg ACTH test is performed to evaluate the adrenocortical function.

Conditions

• Hashimoto Disease
• Adrenal Insufficiency

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	synacthen	1 µg synacthen in the vein

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-10-01
• Completion: 2006-07-01
• First posted: 2007-11-02
• Last updated: 2007-11-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany