Levothyroxine Administration during Ramadan: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

We have previously shown in a retrospective analysis that the plasma thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) rises significantly post-Ramadan in levothyroxine-treated hypothyroid patients, possibly as a result of lifestyle alterations and time restrictions during the nonfasting period from dusk until dawn. The aim of this study is to determine the best time to instruct patients to take levothyroxine during Ramadan so as to minimize changes in thyroid function tests during this period.

Methods

In a randomized prospective design, hypothyroid patients taking levothyroxine were randomized to receive instructions to take levothyroxine at one of the following 3 times during Ramadan: (group 1) at dusk 30-min before Iftar meal, (group 2) 3 or more hours after Iftar meal

SUBMITTER: El-Kaissi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8647124 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature