Hypothyroidism Treated With Calcitonin

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-08-14
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Some people with hypothyroidism have persistent symptoms despite adequate treatment with thyroid hormones. We are testing whether giving calcitonin to such people will improve their quality of life.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Maryland; University of Maryland, Baltimore
• Treatments: Calcitonin; Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; Katacalcin; Salmon calcitonin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Normal TSH on levothyroxine therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

1. pregnant or 6 months post partum

2. Current or previous thyroid cancer

3. Congenital hypothyroidism

4. any tobacco use

5. prescribed proton pump inhibitors

6. prescribed steroids

7. taking armour thyroid, naturethroid, or any dessicated thyroid hormone

8. Unstable medical conditions (CKD, Cirrhosis etc)

9. pituitary disease