Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT01739972
Desiccated Thyroid Extract and Levothyroxine for Hypothyroidism Treatment
Desiccated Thyroid Extract Compared to Levothyroxine in the Treatment of Hypothyroidism: A Randomized, Double-blind, Crossover Study.
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 180 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center · Federal
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Our hypothesis is that hypothyroid patients on DTE may have a decrease in symptoms, an improvement of cognitive function, and an increase in sense of well-being/ quality of life equivalently compared with L-T4.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Levothyroxine | Levothyroxine in a capsule form, once daily, with appropriate dosage to keep TSH in the normal range. |
| DRUG | Desiccated thyroid extract | Armour thyroid in a capsule form, once daily, with appropriate dosage to keep TSH in normal range. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2012-05-01
- Primary completion
- 2014-05-01
- Completion
- 2014-05-01
- First posted
- 2012-12-04
- Last updated
- 2012-12-04
Locations
2 sites across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01739972. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.