Iron Deficiency Anemia Can be an Indication for Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To determine whether iron deficiency anemia can be an indication for the treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism.

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Duzce University
• Treatments: Iron

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis and laboratory confirmation of iron deficiency anemia and subclinical hypothyroidism

• Must be able to swallow tablets

Exclusion Criteria:

• Multifactorial anemia or anemia due to other reasons

• Iron deficiency anemia requiring urgent intervention- cardiac ischemia, severe anemia, GI or GU losses due to malignancy and or acute/subacute big loses by respiratory, Gİ, GU, etc. system

• Prior thyroid disorder and/or treatment history

• Presence of any other co-morbid disease like renal insufficiency/ failure, coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, any endocrine system disease other than subclinical hypothyroidism