New liquid thyroid drug tested in infants: could it be better?
NCT ID NCT06724224
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at three forms of levothyroxine (a thyroid hormone medicine) given to babies diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism. Researchers will compare a new oral solution to standard liquid drops and tablets, checking how well they control hormone levels and affect development. The goal is to see if the new formulation is safer and more effective in the medium to long term.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- levothyroxine (thyroid hormone replacement)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a new liquid form of levothyroxine works as well or better than current options, potentially improving treatment for babies with congenital hypothyroidism.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be less definitive. It is also small (120 participants) and limited to one region in Italy, so findings may not apply everywhere.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients of both sex refer to the Neonatal Screening Center at the Center for Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases, Pediatrics Unit of the IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di S.Orsola, Italy, who test positive for Neonatal Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism.
- Ages
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Up to 11 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Newborn screening test positivity for Congenital Hypothyroidism; Subjects born in Emilia-Romagna region, Italy, and undergoing diagnostic confirmation and initiation of replacement therapy; Diagnosis-confirmed subjects who underwent L-T4 replacement therapy in the first month of life at Center for Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases, Pediatrics Units of the IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di S.Orsola, Italy; Age ≤11 years old; Obtaining informed consent from parents and/or legal guardians and assent from minors included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Known chromosomal abnormalities or complex syndromes; Patients transferred to another center before completion of at least one year of follow-up from the start of therapy; Patients who started therapy at another center.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
RECRUITINGBologna, Bologna, 40138, Italy
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