Evaluation of Evening Versus Morning Levothyroxine Intake in Elderly (NCT03614988) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Evaluation of Evening Versus Morning Levothyroxine Intake in Elderly
Brazil208 participantsStarted 2018-05-01
Plain-language summary
A study designed to compare evening versus morning levothyroxine intake in the elderly.
Who can participate
Age range60 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Individuals aged 60 years or older who consult at the Geriatrics, Endocrinology and Internal Medicine Clinic at Hospital Clinicas de Porto Alegre
* Patients diagnosed with Primary Hypothyroidism
* Patients on levothyroxine for at least 6 months
* Patients with the same dose of levothyroxine for at least 3 months
Exclusion Criteria:
* Severe Dementia
* Severe Congestive Heart Failure (NYHA IV or / and three or more hospitalizations for heart failure within 1-year interval)
* Diagnosis of Advanced Stage Neoplasia
* Diagnosis of Thyroid Cancer
What they're measuring
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Variation in TSH (Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone) levels.