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Status unknownNCT03447093Updated Feb 27, 2018

The Oral Microbiota is Associated With Autoimmune Thyroiditis

An observational study in Microbiota, sponsored by First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-02-27.

Sponsored by First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Dec 2017), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Case-control
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
120
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Autoimmune thyroiditis (AITD) mainly includes Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and Grave's disease (GD). Studies have shown that autoimmune thyroiditis is closely related to microbial disorders such as autoimmune thyroiditis However, there is no report on the relationship between oral microecology and autoimmune thyroiditis. Therefore, our group will study the correlation between oral microbiota and AITD.

Read the detailed description

Autoimmune thyroiditis (AITD) mainly includes Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and Grave's disease (GD). Studies have shown that autoimmune thyroiditis is closely related to microbiological disorders. Intestinal microelements Both ecology and oral microecology belong to the category of microorganisms. It has been reported in the literature that intestinal microecology occurs disorder of autoimmune thyroiditis. However, there is no report on the correlation between oral microecology and autoimmune thyroiditis. When oral microbe flora When the immune system is disrupted, the immune balance is broken, the immune system is over-active, and the autoimmune disease (AID) is lost to the autoantigens and non-pathogenic commensal microbial flora antigens, including rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, inflammatory bowel disease, and allergic diseases. However, the association between oral microbial flora and AITD remains unclear. . Therefore, the research group will carry out the correlation between oral microbial flora and AITD.

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Conditions studied

  • Microbiota

Keywords

  • oral microbiota
  • 16S rRNA gene
  • Graves' disease
  • Methimazole
  • Propylthiouracil
  • Hashimoto's thyroiditis
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In context

Graves Disease

162 studies on the registry are indexed under Graves Disease; 53 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 120 is close to the median of 120 across 56 observational studies indexed under Graves Disease.

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Lead sponsor

First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University is the lead sponsor of 74 studies on the registry; 11 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

All patients were included according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria

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Inclusion criteria

  • Aged 18 to 65 years
  • GD was clinical diagnosed and thyroid function returned to normal
  • HT was clinical diagnosed and thyroid function is normal.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy
  • Lactation
  • Cigarette smoking
  • Alcohol addiction
  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Lipid dysregulation
  • > 27
  • Recent (\< 3 months prior) use of antibiotics, probiotics, prebiotics, symbiotics, hormonal medication, laxatives, proton pump inhibitors, insulin sensitizers or Chinese herbal medicine
  • History of disease with an component, such as MS, rheumatoid arthritis, IBS, or IBD
  • History of or any gastrointestinal tract surgery
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

Autoimmune disease

A condition in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease.

Immunotherapy studies often leave out active autoimmune disease, and some name exceptions, such as thyroid disease on replacement hormone. Check the exceptions this study lists.

Cancer (malignancy)

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Study design

Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
120 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Control group

    30 healthy volunteers were included in the healthy control group

  • Drug treatment group

    30 GD patients who received treatment with Methimazole Pill or propylthiouracil pill

    Drug: Methimazole Pill · Drug: Propylthiouracil Pill

  • Incipient group

    30 untreated GD patients

  • Hashimoto's thyroiditis group

    30 HT patients

Interventions

  • DrugMethimazole Pill

    Patients who developed GD received methimazole treatment

  • DrugPropylthiouracil Pill

    Patients who developed GD received propylthiouracil treatment

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Transcriptional changes in oral microbiota

    The microbiota measured by 16S rRNA gene

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Serum thyroid function changed

    Serum thyroid function measured by Immunohistochemistry

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months

Other outcomes

  1. Serum thyroid related antibodies changed

    Serum thyroid related antibodies measured by Immunohistochemistry

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • First affiliated hospital of Harbin medical university
    Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Qin J, Li R, Raes J, Arumugam M, Burgdorf KS, Manichanh C, Nielsen T, Pons N, Levenez F, Yamada T, Mende DR, Li J, Xu J, Li S, Li D, Cao J, Wang B, Liang H, Zheng H, Xie Y, Tap J, Lepage P, Bertalan M, Batto JM, Hansen T, Le Paslier D, Linneberg A, Nielsen HB, Pelletier E, Renault P, Sicheritz-Ponten T, Turner K, Zhu H, Yu C, Li S, Jian M, Zhou Y, Li Y, Zhang X, Li S, Qin N, Yang H, Wang J, Brunak S, Dore J, Guarner F, Kristiansen K, Pedersen O, Parkhill J, Weissenbach J; MetaHIT Consortium; Bork P, Ehrlich SD, Wang J. A human gut microbial gene catalogue established by metagenomic sequencing. Nature. 2010 Mar 4;464(7285):59-65. doi: 10.1038/nature08821. PubMed 20203603 ↗
  • Dewhirst FE, Chen T, Izard J, Paster BJ, Tanner AC, Yu WH, Lakshmanan A, Wade WG. The human oral microbiome. J Bacteriol. 2010 Oct;192(19):5002-17. doi: 10.1128/JB.00542-10. Epub 2010 Jul 23. PubMed 20656903 ↗
  • Kabouridis PS, Pachnis V. Emerging roles of gut microbiota and the immune system in the development of the enteric nervous system. J Clin Invest. 2015 Mar 2;125(3):956-64. doi: 10.1172/JCI76308. Epub 2015 Mar 2. PubMed 25729852 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Dec 2017 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2019, 24 months after the start.

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Registered
Feb 8, 2018
First posted
Feb 27, 2018
StartActual
Dec 23, 2017
Primary completionEst.
Dec 2019
CompletionEst.
Dec 2021
Last update
Feb 27, 2018
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Primary completion.
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Completion.
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Actual and Est.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 27, 2018, 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
NCT03447093
Lead sponsor
First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 27, 2018
Start date
Dec 23, 2017
Primary completion
Dec 2019 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2021 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 27, 2018

Study contacts

Yunwei Wei
Contact
hydwyw11@hotmail.com
+86-0451-85553099
Yunwei Wei
study director · First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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