NCT01247077

Brief Summary

Graves thyrotoxicosis is a common autoimmune disease. Patients suffer at diagnosis from weight loss, increased heart rate and stress intolerance. Some patients have difficulties in regaining quality of life. Diagnosis is found through elevated thyroid hormones thyroxin, suppressed TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) from the pituitary and elevated stimulatory antibodies, TRAb (thyrotropin receptor antibody) to the thyroid. Selenium is sparse in western Europe. This compound has important function in thyroid hormone metabolism and on the immune system. It is not known whether addition of selenium affects the well being of patients with Graves´thyrotoxicosis. The subject of this study is to investigate this

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
44

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2008

Longer than P75 for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2008

Completed
2.1 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 23, 2010

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 24, 2010

Completed
3.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2014

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 1, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

March 31, 2015

Status Verified

March 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

5.3 years

First QC Date

November 23, 2010

Last Update Submit

March 30, 2015

Conditions

Keywords

seleniumneuropsychological testingautoantibodies

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Effect on neuropsychological well-being

    Inclusion going on until the end of 2011

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Potential effect on autoantibodies

    Inclusion for the rest of 2011

Study Arms (2)

placebo

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Placebo and thyroxin + methimazole

Other: placebo

selenium

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

selenium + methimazole + thyroxin

Other: selenium

Interventions

200 ug selenium once daily

selenium
placeboOTHER
placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 55 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • New diagnose of autoimmune thyrotoxicosis
  • biochemically proven with increased thyroxin
  • low TSH and elevated TRAb/or positive scintigraphy.
  • Age 18 - 55. Willing to participate -

You may not qualify if:

  • No previous head trauma,
  • No difficulties with swedish language,
  • No medication which could affective neuropsychological testing,
  • No planned or ongoing pregnancies.
  • Normal intellectual capacity.
  • No severe ophthalmopathy, or other severe disease

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Jan Calissendorff, Medical clinic, Eskilstuna, Sweden

Eskilstuna, Södermanland County, 63188, Sweden

Location

Emil Mikulski

Eskilstuna, 63188, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Selenium

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ChalcogensElementsInorganic ChemicalsMinerals

Study Officials

  • Jan Calissendorff, MD, PhD

    Karolinska Institutet

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Senior consultant

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 23, 2010

First Posted

November 24, 2010

Study Start

November 1, 2008

Primary Completion

March 1, 2014

Study Completion

April 1, 2014

Last Updated

March 31, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-03

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