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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR87
Date of registration: 06/05/2005
Primary sponsor: Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Internal Medicine
Public title: Selenium supplementation in euthyroid patients with thyroid peroxidase antibodies.
Scientific title: Selenium supplementation in euthyroid patients with thyroid peroxidase antibodies. - N/A
Date of first enrolment: 1/8/2005
Target sample size: 150
Recruitment status: complete
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=87
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: Double; Control: Placebo; Group: Parallel; Type: 2 or more arms, randomized  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: S.A.  Eskes
Address:  Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Endocrinology, P.O. Box 22660, Meibergdreef 9 1100 DD Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)20 5669111
Email: S.A.Eskes@amc.uva.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: W.M.   Wiersinga
Address:  Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, P.O. Box 22660, Meibergdreef 9 1105 AZ Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)20 5669111
Email: w.m.wiersinga@amc.uva.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Thyroid peroxidase antibodies >100 kU/l, TSH 0.4-4.0 mE/L, FT4 10-23 pmol/l, T3 1.30-2.70 nmol/L, female sex.
Exclusion criteria: Use of multivitamin tablets containing selenium in the month preceding inclusion, drug or alcohol abuse, no informed consent.

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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Euthyroidism, Thyroid peroxidase antibodies

Intervention(s)
Selenium supplementation or placebo.
Primary Outcome(s)
Change of TPO-antibody concentration, difference in TSH level.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Development of subclinical or overt hypothyroidism and quality of life estimation.
Secondary ID(s)
04/072
ISRCTN26633557
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Academic Medical Center (AMC)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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