Treatment of Subclinical Hyperthyroidism

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation; Subclinical Hyperthyroidism

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00213720

3463

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective: To determine if the treatment of subclinical hyperthyroidism will reduce the rate of atrial fibrillation, the main complication of this condition.

Full description

Randomized open-labelled multicentre study comparing radioiodine vs medical supervision without treatment

Enrollment: 145 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Men and women aged 50 and greater
• Isolated decreased thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) with normal FT4 and FT3 levels

Exclusion criteria

• Iodide overload
• Non sinusal heart rhythm
• Severe heart disease