Overview
Metabolic Changes in Hypothyroid Patients
Status:
Completed
Completed
Trial end date:
2006-08-01
2006-08-01
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
All
All
Summary
Hypothyroidism is a frequent condition in danish women, but often overlooked. Along with fatigue one of the main symptoms is weight gain as a result to significantly decreased energy expenditure. This study was undertaken to elucidate changes in glucose, lipid and amino acid turnover in these patients.Phase:
N/AAccepts Healthy Volunteers?
Accepts Healthy VolunteersDetails
Lead Sponsor:
University of Aarhus
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:- Newly diagnosed hypothyroidism with tsh over 40 mU/L, etiology chronic autoimmune
thyroiditis
- Healthy controls matched regarding sex, age and body mass index
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding