Hashimoto's Disease Clinical Trial
Official title:
Surgical Treatment of Hashimotos Disease. Effect on Antibodies and Clinical Symptoms.
The investigators have already proven that absolute total thyroidectomy gives elimination of anti-TPO antibodies. Our hypothesis is that this elimination also eliminates the typical Hashimoto symptoms, namely: Serious tiredness, increased need of sleep, pain in musculature and joints and dryness in eyes and mouth. The prerequisite for this effect is that the total thyroidectomy is meticulously performed. There exists no other treatment that can eliminate the antibodies. The study is randomized between operation and ordinary conservative medical treatment with thyroxine control and supplementation. The symptoms in both groups are evaluated by 5 different Quality of Life schemes, internationally approved.
The study hypothesis is that elimination of anti-TPO antibodies ameliorates the typical
Hashimoto symptoms like tiredness,increased need of sleep, pain in musculature and joints and
dryness in eyes and mouth. It is necessary that the total thyroidectomy is meticulously
performed. We have proven the effect on the antibodies, and we have also proven that the
operation procedure can be performed without more complications like recurrent nerve damage
and hypocalcemia. Neutrality is secured by randomization done by a neutral institution,
laryngoscopy by neutral doctors and instructions filling out the QoL-schemes performed by
non-biased study nurses.
The study runs for at least 18 months with controls every 6 months. Blood samples are taken
and international approved QoL-schemes are filled in. In addition to the randomised main
group a side group of patients fulfilling 2 of the 3 inclusion criteria are followed in
parallel in order to elucidate the spontaneous development of the disease and showing
critical values of antibodies making the symptoms turn up.
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| Status | Clinical Trial | Phase | |
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| Completed |
NCT00958113 -
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Genetic Study
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N/A |