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The purpose of this study is to determine whether levothyroxine supplementation is beneficial in patients with systolic heart failure and subclinical hypothyroidism on the functional class evaluated with a 6 minute walk test.
Forty patients with systolic heart failure and subclinical hypothyroidism will be include in a open label trial. They will receive levothyroxine supplementation to determine if their functional class will be affect.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levothyroxine | Experimental | Levothyroxine supplementation |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levothyroxine supplementation | Drug | T4 supplementation for heart failure patients with subclinical hypothyroidism. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Performance at the 6 minutes walk test | 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Difference of the brain natriuretic peptide measurement | 6 months | |
| Difference of activin a measurement | 6 months | |
| Difference of myostatin measurement |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Nguyen, MD | Contact | 819-346-1110 | 70323 | michel.nguyen@usherbrooke.ca |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Michel Nguyen, MD | Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke | Recruiting | Sherbrooke | Quebec | J1H 5N4 | Canada |
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| ID | Term |
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| D054143 | Heart Failure, Systolic |
| ID | Term |
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| D006333 | Heart Failure |
| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
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| 6 months |
| Increase in heart rate measurement | Absence / Presence of tachycardia (heart rate > 100 beat per minute) at baseline and 6 months | 6 months |
| Difference of systolic and diastolic function on transthoracic echocardiogram | 6 months |
| Arhythmic (ventricular arrhythmias and supraventricular arrythmias) and ischemic events (myocardial infarction, unstable angina and hospitalization for revascularization) | 6 months |
| Normalisation of thyroid workup | 6 months |