Screening of thyroid function after therapeutically applied iodine contrast medium in infants and toddlers with congenital heart defects

Screening of thyroid function after therapeutically applied iodine contrast medium in infants and toddlers with congenital heart defects - no

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00009843

Enrollment

Registered

2016-01-25

Start date

2016-04-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

E03.2

Interventions

Group 1: Patients with congenital heart defects till the age of six months with regular heart catheterization are included. The patients are investigated regarding developing hypothyroidism after appl

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Days to 6 Months

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Newborns and infants till the age of 6 months with congenital heart defect and regular heart catheterization Normal thyroid function before application of iodinated contrast medium Application of > 4 ml/kg body weight iodinated contract medium

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Thyroid dysfunction before heart catheterization Application of < 4 ml/kg body weight of iodinated contrast medium Others diseases which may influence thyroid function as gastrointestinal diseases or autoimmune diseases Medications which may influence thyroid function as amiodarone, dopamine, glucocorticoids

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcome is a thyroid dysfunction as hypothyroidism A potential thyroid dysfunction is investigated by measurement of thyroid hormones before catheterization as baseline, on days 3 - 5, 10 - 14 und 24 - 28 after catheterization.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMarkus Dechant

Universität Herzzentrum Freiburg Bad Krozingen Abteilung für angeborene Herzfehler und pädiatrische Kardiologie

Markus.dechant@uniklinik-freiburg.de076127043230

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026