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CompletedNCT00277589Updated Dec 4, 2009

LISA-study : Levothyroxin in Nodular Goiter

A Phase 4 interventional study of Levothyroxin-Na and Levothyroxine-Na + iodide in Goiter, Nodular, sponsored by Sanofi. Completed at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2009-12-04.

Sponsored by Sanofi · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,024
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Primary objective:

  • To evaluate change in total volume of all nodules.

Secondary objectives:

  • To evaluate change in goiter volume after a 12-months treatment, number of nodules and echogenicity of nodules.
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Conditions studied

  • Goiter, Nodular

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In context

Goiter, Nodular

19 studies on the registry are indexed under Goiter, Nodular; 6 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1,024 is above the median of 68 across 11 interventional studies indexed under Goiter, Nodular.

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Lead sponsor

Sanofi is the lead sponsor of 1,557 studies on the registry; 91 are open to participants now.

Of its 205 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 123 (60%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Caucasian
  • Normal TSH value (target range between 0.6 - 3.0 mU/l)
  • Thyroid nodules in a normal sized or enlarged thyroid at least one nodule (smaller/equal 20 % of volume with cystic change) with greater/equal 1.0 cm diameter, for nodules greater 1.0 cm the diagnosis must be performed according to the guideline for diagnostic standards of thyroid disorders.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Thyroid therapy within the last 3 years
  • Known focal or diffuse structure autonomous thyroid
  • to iodine
  • Concomitant treatment with iodine containing medication (i.e. amiodarone)
  • Use of iodine-containing contrast medium within the last 6 weeks
  • Presence of TPO antibodies (maximum two fold normal value)
  • Symptomatic coronary heart disease
  • Endocrine orbitopathy
  • Known thyreopathy
  • Former radioiodine therapy or surgery
  • Dermatitis herpetiformis
  • Pathological laboratory results
  • Participation in another clinical study with medication within the last 30 days
  • Pregnant or nursing female patients
  • Female patients of , not using and not willing to continue using a medically reliable method of for the entire study duration, such as oral, injectable, or implantable contraceptives, or intrauterine contraceptive devices, unless they are surgically sterilized/hysterectomized or who are not using any other method considered sufficiently reliable by the investigator in individual cases.
  • Severe or unstable cardiovascular diseases (e.g. severe angina pectoris, postmyocardial infarction syndrome and ventricular extrasystoles, symptomatic coronary heart disease), renal or hepatic diseases or disorders, any other clinically relevant condition that might enhance the risk for the study participant.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
1,024 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    1

    Drug: Levothyroxine-Na + iodide

  • Active comparator
    2

    Drug: Levothyroxin-Na

  • Active comparator
    3

    Drug: Iodide

  • Placebo comparator
    4

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugLevothyroxin-Na

    1 tablet 30 minutes before breakfast

  • DrugLevothyroxine-Na + iodide

    1 tablet 30 minutes before breakfast

  • DrugIodide

    1 tablet 30 minutes before breakfast

  • DrugPlacebo

    1 tablet 30 minutes before breakfast

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The primary outcome measure is to compare the change in total volume of all nodules after 12 months Levothyroxin treatment to the change after 12 months of each of the reference treatments (one of the two active controls or placebo)

    Time frame: after 12 months of treatment

Secondary outcomes

  1. The change in goitre volume after Levothyroxin treatment will be compared to that after each reference treatment after 12 months treatment.

    Time frame: after 12 months treatment

  2. Additionally, the change in the number of nodules after Levothyroxin treatment will be compared to each reference treatment after 12 months treatment.

    Time frame: after 12 months treatment

  3. Echogenicity of the nodules after Levothyroxin treatment will be compared to each reference treatment after 12 months treatment.

    Time frame: after 12 months treatment

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Study locations

1 site
  • Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office
    Frankfurt, Germany
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of May 2004, a primary completion of Dec 2008 and a completion of Dec 2008. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

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Registered
Jan 13, 2006
First posted
Jan 16, 2006
Start
May 2004
Primary completionActual
Dec 2008
CompletionActual
Dec 2008
Last update
Dec 4, 2009
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 4, 2009, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00277589
Lead sponsor
Sanofi
First posted
Jan 16, 2006
Start date
May 2004
Primary completion
Dec 2008
Completion
Dec 2008
Last update
Dec 4, 2009

Study contacts

Katrin Roscher
study director · Sanofi
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