NCT03120221

Iodine Status in Pregnant Women in Israel

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 160 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Clalit Health Services · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Worldwide Data suggest that Iodine deficiency is a concern among healthy pregnant women. Thus, screening first trimester healthy pregnant women for iodine status is of clinical value for mother and child as iodine deficiency might have implications on thyroid function as well as pregnancy outcomes

Detailed description

New emerging data suggest pregnant women in Israel are iodine deficient in the first trimester of pregnancy. This is of major concern as first trimester iodine sufficiency is critical for the development of the fetal brain. Our aim is to evaluate iodine consumption in first trimester pregnant women in Israel through dietary questioners, Urinary iodine samples and thyroid functions test assessed through blood samples. All data will be analyzed in a central lab.

Conditions

• Iodine-Deficiency; Hypothyroidism

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Urine sample for iodine measurement	Women will be required to give a urine sample for iodine measurement

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-07-04
• Primary completion: 2018-12-31
• Completion: 2018-12-31
• First posted: 2017-04-19
• Last updated: 2018-02-01

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Israel