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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00360074
Date of registration: 02/08/2006
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University Hospital Freiburg
Public title: Phase 4 Study in Secondary Hypothyroidism: Body Weight Adapted Thyroxin Treatment and Triiodothyronine Supplementation
Scientific title: A Randomised, Controlled, Crossover Study: Treatment With Thyroxin Compared to Thyroxin + Triiodothyronin in Patients With Secondary Hypothyroidism
Date of first enrolment: February 2004
Target sample size: 25
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00360074
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Contacts
Name:     Prof Dr Martin Reincke, MD
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Affiliation:  former Medical Professor of University Hospital Freiburg
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- hypopituitarism of at least 3 axes (TSH plus gonadotropin, somatotropin,
corticotropin or ADH deficiency)

- termination of surgical or radiation treatment of pituitary tumors at least six month
before study entry

- BMI of 20 - 39.9 kg/m2

- non-smoking status.

Exclusion Criteria:

- history of cardiovascular or pulmonary diseases

- current thyroxin dosage > 1.6 µg/kg bw

- pregnancy

- epilepsy

- cerebrovascular diseases

- nodular goiter



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Hyperlipidemias
Hypopituitarism
Secondary Hypothyroidism
Intervention(s)
Drug: Thyroxin, Triiodothyronine
Primary Outcome(s)
well-being [Time Frame: 3 weeks of treatment]
cognitive function [Time Frame: 3 weeks of treatment]
Secondary Outcome(s)
lipid metabolism [Time Frame: 3 weeks of treatment]
muscle function / ankle reflex time [Time Frame: 3 weeks of treatment]
Secondary ID(s)
FH 326/03
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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