Status:

COMPLETED

Selenium Supplementation in Pregnancy

Lead Sponsor:

University of Roma La Sapienza

Conditions:

Pregnancy

Infertility

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-38 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Serum levels of isolated anti-thyroperoxidase (TPOab) and anti-thyreoglobulin (Tgab) autoantibodies are strongly associated with an increased risk of miscarriage and premature deliveries in euthyroid ...

Detailed Description

Adverse outcomes, postpartum thyroid dysfunction and permanent hypothyroidism have been associated with isolated TPOab positivity in euthyroid pregnant women. In areas with severe selenium deficiency...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • pregnant women with 10°± 2 weeks of gestation
  • women in whom embryo transfer is expected within 60 days
  • euthyroid women (0.4 μIU/ml \< TSH \< 2.5 μIU/ml), positive for TPOab and/or TgAb, not assuming LT4 replacement
  • euthyroid women (0.4 μIU/ml \< TSH \< 2.5 μIU/ml), positive for TPOab and/or TgAb under LT4 replacement (to maintain TSH within the control range).
  • women with TSH \> 2.5 μIU/ml positive for TPOab and/or TgAb, not assuming LT4 replacement (requiring the beginning of LT4 replacement)
  • women with TSH \> 2.5 μIU/ml positive for TPOab and/or TgAb, under LT4 replacement (requiring an adjustment of LT4 replacement)

Exclusion

  • use of dietary supplements containing selenium in the previous 4 months;
  • use of antidepressive/psychotic drugs, amiodarone, propanolol, lithium, cytokines;
  • history of hyperthyroidism positive anti-thyrotropin ab;
  • previous partial or total thyroidectomy;
  • known fetal anomaly;
  • known infections (PID, HIV, HCV) and mola hydatidoses;
  • chronic renal failure;
  • uncontrolled hypertension;
  • uterine malformation;
  • history of medical and metabolic complication such as heart disease or diabetes;
  • previous embryo transfer failed within last 3 months;
  • miscarriage within last 3 months;
  • gestational diabetes in previous pregnancies.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

56 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01465867

Start Date

April 1 2012

End Date

January 1 2018

Last Update

January 30 2018

Active Locations (11)

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Azienda ospedaliero-universitaria Careggi

Florence, Italy, 50134

2

Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Milan, Italy, 20095

3

Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

Milan, Italy, 20122

4

University Federico II

Naples, Italy, 80131