Pre-surgery steroid medicine for autoimmune thyroid disease
Treatments studied
Part of Eyes & vision, Hormones & metabolism, Immune system & allergy clinical trials.
This trial tests whether taking corticosteroids (anti-inflammatory medicines) before thyroid surgery is safe and helpful for people with autoimmune thyroid disease. It focuses on Graves’ or Hashimoto’s disease patients who are planning total thyroid removal.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 or older
- You have Graves’ or Hashimoto’s disease, and blood tests show thyroid autoantibodies
- You are scheduled for total thyroidectomy (full thyroid removal)
- You have not had radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment before
- You have not had prior surgery on your neck
- You are not on immune-suppressing medicines (and have not recently had steroids or had steroid side effects)
- You do not have diabetes that requires medication
- You do not have known thyroid cancer
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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