New study aims to unlock mysteries of rare thyroid condition
NCT ID NCT06307990
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This observational study will enroll 150 people to better understand thyroid hormone resistance syndromes, rare conditions where the body does not respond properly to thyroid hormone. Researchers will use genetic testing, blood analysis, and lab-grown cells to find better ways to diagnose and monitor these syndromes. The study does not test any new treatment.
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 successful, this study could improve early diagnosis and monitoring tools for rare thyroid hormone resistance syndromes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly benefit participants and may not lead to new therapies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2026
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
Newborn patients (a) with normal TSH, but T3 and other TH metabolites suggestive of RTH syndromes, we will be submitted to genetic analysis Cohorts of patients (b) with unexplained: i) mental retardation and delayed development or epilepsy (ii) autism spectrum disorders (iii) growth maturation defects (iv) early onset cardiovascular diseases (v) with inappropriate tachycardia (vi) with ADHD or learning disorders (vii) early onset tachyarrhythmias, will be submitted to genetic analysis Patients with RTH syndromes already diagnosed and followed in the collaborating centers
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: \- biochemical signature suggestive of RTHs syndromes at birth (a) or symptoms suggestive of RTHs syndromes (b) or known diagnosis of RTHs syndromes (c) Exclusion Criteria: * none
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Endocrine & Metabolic Diseases, San Luca Hospital
RECRUITINGMilan, Italy
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Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS
RECRUITINGMilan, 20145, Italy