Bone Structure and Strength Evaluated by Extreme-CT Scan Before and After Treatment of Hyper- and Hypothyroidism

N/ACompletedNCT02005250

Steen Bonnema93 enrolled

Overview

The aim to evaluate the bone structure by Dexa-scan, extreme CT and bone markers before and one year after treatment for a thyroid functional disorder

The aim to evaluate the bone structure by Dexa-scan, extreme CT and bone markers before and one year after treatment for a thyroid functional disorder. Women with hyper- og hypothyroidism are included and undergo usual treatment. Patients are stratified into 10 different groups.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Hyperthyroidism Hypothyroidism

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 85 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: informed consent, female sex, age 20-85 years, indication for treatment of the thyroid disorder, Exclusion Criteria: pregnancy, renal insufficiency, known osteoporosis, other disease that may affect bone metabolism, medication which affects bone metabolism, T-score below -3.5, thyroidea ophthalmopathy with indication for steroids,

Locations (1)

Odense University Hospital

Odense, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Thyroid Extreme CT

Bone cortical thickness in the radius measured by high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT, in newly diagnosed thyroid disorder, before and after treatment aimed to obtain euthyroidism

Time frame: one year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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