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UnknownNCT03614988
Evaluation of Evening Versus Morning Levothyroxine Intake in Elderly
Comparative Evaluation of Evening Versus Morning Levothyroxine Administration in Treatment of Hypothyroidism in Elderly
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 208 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 60 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
A study designed to compare evening versus morning levothyroxine intake in the elderly.
Detailed description
This is a randomized crossover trial of two dosing strategies for pharmacological treatment of hypothyroidism in a sample of individuals aged 60 years or older, performed at an outpatient healthcare in a tertiary center.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Evening Levothyroxine Administration | Bedtime levothyroxine intake, with 60-minute meal-free interval |
| OTHER | Morning Levothyroxine Administration | Morning levothyroxine intake, 60 minutes before breakfast. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-05-01
- Primary completion
- 2019-11-30
- Completion
- 2020-03-31
- First posted
- 2018-08-03
- Last updated
- 2019-10-14
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Brazil
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03614988. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.