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Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether levothyroxine is effective and safe in the treatment of children with euthyroid sick syndrome, hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit.


Clinical Trial Description

Children with euthyroid sick syndrome, hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit, will be randomised to receive either Levothyroxine or placebo, to determine if it diminishes mortality. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT01631305
Study type Interventional
Source Sinaloa Pediatric Hospital
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
Start date January 2012
Completion date December 2013

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