Treatment Preferences in Patients with Hypothyroidism: an Analysis of Eleven Randomized Controlled Trials.

Fabyan Esberard de Lima Beltrão Giulia Carvalhal Daniele Carvalhal de Almeida BeltrãoFabricia Elisabeth de Lima BeltrãoMiriam O RibeiroMatthew D Ettleson Helton Estrela Ramos Antonio Carlos Bianco

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2024)

Patients with hypothyroidism prefer combination therapy (L-T3+L-T4 or DTE) over L-T4 monotherapy. The strength of these findings justifies considering patient preferences in the setting of shared decision-making in the treatment of hypothyroidism.

Keyphrases

combination therapy
replacement therapy
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
case report
clinical trial
open label
study protocol
meta analyses