Trial Outcomes & Findings for Quality of Life After Interventional Thyroid Treatment (NCT NCT03880578)

NCT ID: NCT03880578

Last Updated: 2024-10-29

Results Overview

quality of life measured by a thyroid specific validated questionnaire

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Target enrollment

101 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

6 months

Results posted on

2024-10-29

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Surgery (Withdrawn, Not Continuing Recruiting)
thyroid patients receiving replacement treatment with levothyroxine (LT4) after thyroidectomy Levothyroxine Sodium: thyroid hormone replacement
Radioiodine
thyroid patients receiving replacement treatment with levothyroxine (LT4) following radioiodine treatment Levothyroxine Sodium: thyroid hormone replacement
Control
thyroid patients followed without surgery or radioiodine treatment Levothyroxine Sodium: thyroid hormone replacement
Overall Study
STARTED
0
51
50
Overall Study
12 Months
0
14
19
Overall Study
COMPLETED
0
47
49
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
4
1

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Surgery (Withdrawn, Not Continuing Recruiting)
thyroid patients receiving replacement treatment with levothyroxine (LT4) after thyroidectomy Levothyroxine Sodium: thyroid hormone replacement
Radioiodine
thyroid patients receiving replacement treatment with levothyroxine (LT4) following radioiodine treatment Levothyroxine Sodium: thyroid hormone replacement
Control
thyroid patients followed without surgery or radioiodine treatment Levothyroxine Sodium: thyroid hormone replacement
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
0
3
1
Overall Study
Death
0
1
0

Baseline Characteristics

Quality of Life After Interventional Thyroid Treatment

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Control
n=50 Participants
euthyroid patients presenting at fixed intervals for surveillance of non-toxic nodular goitre
Radioiodine
n=51 Participants
Untreated patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism referred for radioiodine treatment
Total
n=101 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
49.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.1 • n=5 Participants
61.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.5 • n=7 Participants
55.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.7 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
37 Participants
n=5 Participants
38 Participants
n=7 Participants
75 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
13 Participants
n=5 Participants
13 Participants
n=7 Participants
26 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Caucasian
50 Participants
n=5 Participants
51 Participants
n=7 Participants
101 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Germany
50 participants
n=5 Participants
51 participants
n=7 Participants
101 participants
n=5 Participants
FT3
5.32 pmol/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.70 • n=5 Participants
5.45 pmol/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.71 • n=7 Participants
5.39 pmol/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.70 • n=5 Participants
FT4
15.4 pmol/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.02 • n=5 Participants
15.3 pmol/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.29 • n=7 Participants
15.3 pmol/L
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.15 • n=5 Participants
TSH
1.25 mIU/L
n=5 Participants
0.39 mIU/L
n=7 Participants
0.75 mIU/L
n=5 Participants
Thyroid volume
19.8 ml
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.3 • n=5 Participants
29.7 ml
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.2 • n=7 Participants
24.7 ml
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.3 • n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 6 months

quality of life measured by a thyroid specific validated questionnaire

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Control
n=50 Participants
Composite ThyPRO score
Radioiodine
n=51 Participants
Composite ThyPRo score
ThyPRO Scale Scores (0-100, Higher Scores Indicating Worse Quality of Life)
18.3 score
Standard Deviation 10.8
19.9 score
Standard Deviation 14.8

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 6 months

efficiency of converting T4 into T3

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Control
n=50 Participants
Composite ThyPRO score
Radioiodine
n=51 Participants
Composite ThyPRo score
Rate of Global Deiodinase Activity (SPINA-GD, See Reference Calculated Parameters)
32.9 nmol/s
Standard Deviation 5.03
32.2 nmol/s
Standard Deviation 5.52

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: 6 months

TSH

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Control
n=50 Participants
Composite ThyPRO score
Radioiodine
n=51 Participants
Composite ThyPRo score
Serum Concentration of TSH
1.39 mIU/L
Standard Deviation 0.63
2.34 mIU/L
Standard Deviation 2.58

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: 6 months

Thyroid hormones FT3, FT4

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Control
n=50 Participants
Composite ThyPRO score
Radioiodine
n=51 Participants
Composite ThyPRo score
Serum Concentrations of FT3 and FT4
FT3
5.33 pmol/L
Standard Deviation 0.60
4.84 pmol/L
Standard Deviation 0.65
Serum Concentrations of FT3 and FT4
FT4
15.2 pmol/L
Standard Deviation 2.13
14.2 pmol/L
Standard Deviation 2.38

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: 6 months

thyroid capacity

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Control
n=50 Participants
Composite ThyPRO score
Radioiodine
n=51 Participants
Composite ThyPRo score
Thyroid Volume Measured by Ultrasound (ml)
20.5 ml
Standard Deviation 12.8
18.8 ml
Standard Deviation 10.3

Adverse Events

Control

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Radioiodine

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 1 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Professor Rolf Larisch, Director

Klinikum Lüdenscheid

Phone: ‭+49 2351 46

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place