MedDRA version: 16.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10036429 Term: Postsurgical hypothyroidism System Organ Class: 100000004863
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Two hundred consecutive thyroidectomized patients (age> 18 and =65 years) no F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: thyroidectomy for thyroid malignancy, presence of clinical conditions associated with an increased demand for L-thyroxine (pregnancy, malabsorption, atrophic gastritis), or concomitant use of drugs that interfere with the pharmacokinetics of levothyroxine and thyroid function , presence of psychiatric disorders (major depression in subjects with stable treatment for at least three months may be enrolled); presence of significant comorbidities, heart, brain and kidney decompensated diabetes mellitus, chronic alcoholism.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: profile of mood states, as assessed by POMS questionnaire, at 2 months after initiation of substitutive treatment.;Secondary Objective: profile of mood states at 1 and 4 months after initiation of substitutive treatment; state of well-being and quality of life (as assessed by questionnaire GHQ-12) and symptoms/signs of hypothyroidism (assessed by questionnaire ad hoc) at 1, 2 and 4 months of initiation of substitutive treatment; evaluation of changes in hormonal and metabolic parameters ate 1, 2, and 4 months after initiation of substitutive treatment.;Primary end point(s): profile of mood states, as assessed by POMS questionnaire, at 2 months after initiation of substitutive treatment.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 2 mounths | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary end point(s): profile of mood states at 1 and 4 months after initiation of substitutive treatment; state of well-being and quality of life (as assessed by questionnaire GHQ-12) and symptoms/signs of hypothyroidism (assessed by questionnaire ad hoc) at 1, 2 and 4 months of initiation of substitutive treatment; evaluation of changes in hormonal and metabolic parameters ate 1, 2, and 4 months after initiation of substitutive treatment.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 1/2/4 mounths | — |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
POLICLINICO GEMELLI