Thyroxin Treatment in Sub Clinical Hypothyroidism, on the Apnea Hypopnea Index Score, Lipids and Highly Sensitive CRP

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 1969-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hypothyroidism are both commonly found in clinical practice, and share a number of symptoms and clinical features. It has been shown that hypothyroid subjects are at high risk of developing sleep disorder breathing and OSA, and adequate thyroxine treatment may reduce the sleep disordered breathing.. However, the time-course and effect of treating subclinical hypothyroidism in OSA patients on the respiratory events during sleep is not known.

Subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Dyslipidemia is a known complications of subclinical hypothyroidism and the effect of thyroxine treatment on lipid profile is controversial . Some reports suggested higher serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), than healthy subjects; however, the effect of levothyroxine is controversial.

This project will help us to know if the treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism will improve the symptoms and reduce the progression of OSA, which may improve patients' quality of life by reducing the complication of OSA (hypertension, , depression, Cardiovascular diseases, etc.) or may even reduce mortality.It will help us to know the effect of subclinical hypothyroidism treatment on of lipid profiles and hs-CRP.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: King Saud University

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients >18 years old

• With Subclinical hypothyroidism defined as serum TSH concentration above 5.0 IU/mL when serum FT4 level is within the reference range

• With OSA defined as mild OSA: AHI 5 to 15/h; moderate OSA:AHI 15 to 30/h; and severe OSA: AHI greater than 30/h (30) will be enrolled.

• With confirmed sustained subclinical hypothyroidism, thus excluding patients with a temporary condition such as that in recovery from a non-thyroidal illness, measurement of TSH and FT4 will be conducted within four weeks before randomization.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current treatment with Levothyroxine and lipid lowering medications or within two months before randomization.

• Conditions known to cause dyslipidemia e.g. uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c >9), alcoholism and some medication use e.g. Estrogens. Glucocorticoids, Retinoids or Interferons.

• Conditions indicating levothyroxine treatment (34); including TSH levels more than 10 mU/l, clear symptoms or signs associated with thyroid failure and not related to OSA . e.g. goiter.

• State of pregnancy, Breast feeding or allergy to levothyroxine.