Monitoring and Evaluation of the Levothyroxin Replacement Therapy in Pregnant Women With Hypothyroidism

N/ACompletedNCT02094079

Birte Nygaard80 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical control program in patients with hypothyroidism during pregnancy (suggested in resent guidelines). Is it possible by monitoring the patients every 4. week during pregnancy to keep the thyroid function parameters within the recommended range? A retrospective study of consecutive pregnant women with hypothyroidism followed at the outpatient clinic at the Endocrinology Unit, Herlev Hospital, Denmark during 2012. Patients selected through electronic medical system. Blood tests for the The hormone levels drawn from the laboratory of Clinical Biochemical Department, Herlev Hospital

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Hypothyroidism

Interventions

biomedical outcomesOTHER

Evaluation of abnormal blodtests (evaluating thyroid function) from predefined control program

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALE

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Consecutive pregnant women with L-T4 treated hypothyroidism followed at the outpatient clinic at the Endocrinology Unit, Herlev Hospital, Denmark during 2012

Locations (1)

Endocrine Unit O, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen

Herlev, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

number of patients with thyroid function parameters within the intended level

Time frame: nine months

Secondary Outcomes

number of complications during pregnancy

Time frame: nine months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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