Randomized Controlled Trial of Preoperative Corticosteroids in Autoimmune ThyroidDisease
Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (3) locations...
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 4
SUMMARY
This study proposes to randomize patients about to undergo surgery for their autoimmune, inflammatory thyroid disease, and determine if a short course of corticosteroids decreases the inflammation of the gland and makes surgery less difficult.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• ■ Graves' disease or Hashimoto's disease with positive thyroid autoantibodies (TgAb, TPO, TSI, and/or TRAb) undergoing total thyroidectomy for their disease.
Locations
United States
Indiana
IU Health Methodist Hospital
RECRUITING
Indianapolis
IU Health North Hospital
RECRUITING
Indianapolis
IU Health University Hospital
RECRUITING
Indianapolis
Contact Information
Primary
Alexandria McDow, MD
amcdow@iu.edu
317-944-4377
Backup
Hannah Allison, MA
hralliso@iu.edu
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-06-16
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 76
Treatments
Experimental: Steroids
Will be given pre-operative corticosteroid regimen
Placebo_comparator: placebo
Will be given Placebo
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Indiana University