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Could a common virus trigger thyroid troubles?

NCT ID NCT03103776

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study investigated whether polyomaviruses (a type of common virus) are found more often in people with autoimmune thyroiditis or goiters. Researchers compared virus presence in blood, urine, and thyroid tissue from 49 patients undergoing thyroid surgery. The goal was to see if the virus might play a role in these thyroid conditions.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If a link is found, it could point toward new ways to understand or manage autoimmune thyroid conditions.
What could go wrong
The study was terminated early and only enrolled 49 people, so results may be inconclusive. It was observational, not testing a treatment.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

49 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2016

Finished

Dec 2017

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Major Patient Age ≥ 18 years * Patients referred to the ENT service of the CHU of Amiens for thyroidectomy in the context of a goitre, a Graves' disease or a thyroiditis of Hashimoto. * Patients must have signed informed consent. * Affiliation to a social security scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Minor Patients, * Patient under tutorship or curatorship.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

autoimmune thyroid disease goiter Graves disease Hashimoto thyroiditis polyomavirus infectious disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Polyoma virus infection Thyroiditis, autoimmune

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU Amiens Picardie

    Amiens, Picardie, 80054, France

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