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The purpose of this study is to determine whether treating women, who are diagnosed with a mild imbalance of thyroid hormones during pregnancy, with thyroid hormone replacement affects their children's intellectual development at 5 years of age.


Clinical Trial Description

Published research reports have stimulated national and international controversy regarding the value of maternal thyroxine therapy given to improve neurodevelopment of the fetus in women with variously defined hypothyroidism. These reports have led to conflicting and confusing recommendations as to whether or not all pregnant women in the U.S. should be screened for subclinical hypothyroidism or hypothyroxinemia.

Pregnant women less than 20 weeks gestation will have a blood test to screen for subclinical hypothyroidism or hypothyroxinemia. If eligible for the trial, patients will receive levothyroxine or placebo until delivery. Blood draws will be done at monthly study visits and the dosage will be adjusted based on test results. The children of these patients will have developmental testing done annually until they are 5 years of age.

Comparison(s): thyroxine supplementation versus placebo given during pregnancy to determine whether therapy is effective in improving intellectual ability at 5 years of age. ;


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NCT number NCT00388297
Study type Interventional
Source The George Washington University Biostatistics Center
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 3
Start date October 2006
Completion date October 2015

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