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Register: IRCT
Last refreshed on: 24 February 2020
Main ID:  IRCT20191231045961N1
Date of registration: 2020-02-06
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Public title: The effect of ginger on hypothyroidism
Scientific title: Efficacy of ginger in control of resistant symptom in hypothyroid patient’s under thyroid hormone replacement treatment
Date of first enrolment: 2020-04-17
Target sample size: 120
Recruitment status: Pending
URL:  http://en.irct.ir/trial/44908
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Other, Purpose: Treatment, Randomization description: Using a block size 4 block randomization method based on the list provided by Random Allocation software separately for each patient group, Blinding description: The placebo is given to participants in a color and drug-like odor scheme, and none of the dispensing personnel, the laboratory, and the co-worker except the principal therapist know that each patient received the drug or the medication.  
Phase:  3
Countries of recruitment
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Contact type: public
Name: Hamide Ashraf   
Address:  No. 3, Tohid Ave ; Bagherkhan Blvd 7591984989 Yasuj Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: 0098 74 3233667
Email: tbsonati94@yahoo.com
Affiliation:  Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Contact type: scientific
Name: Hamide Ashraf   
Address:  No. 3, Tohid Ave ; Bagherkhan Blvd 7591984989 Yasuj Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: 0098 74 3233667
Email: tbsonati94@yahoo.com
Affiliation:  Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: A patient with controlled thyroid dysfunction, who still complains of symptoms
Serum TSH level should be between .5 -5 units
Informed consent of patients to participate in the study
Age range 20-60 years
Body mass index 19-35

Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy
2. Co-infection with other thyroid diseases
3. Any type of malignancy
4. Experience the courage of ginger
5. Liver and kidney failure
6. Diseases related to the hypothalamic pituitary pathway
7. With malabsorption disorders such as celiac disease, IBD, atrophic gastritis
8. Concomitant use of drugs such as phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine, rifampin, glucocorticoid, estrogen, raloxifene
9- caused by severe mental illness
10- Use warfarin and statins
11. Purpose of pregnancy


Age minimum: 20 years
Age maximum: 60 years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Hypothyroidism.
Other hypothyroidism
Intervention(s)
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Ginger capsule 500 mg 2 times a day. Intervention 2: Control group: Placebo.
Primary Outcome(s)
Symptoms of refractory symptoms in hypothyroid patients. Timepoint: Baseline and one month after treatment. Method of measurement: ThySRQ questionnaire.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Lipid Profile. Timepoint: At baseline and one month later. Method of measurement: chromatography.
Fasting blood sugar. Timepoint: At baseline and one month later. Method of measurement: chromatography.
TSH. Timepoint: At baseline and after one month. Method of measurement: chemiluminescence.
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 07/01/2020
Contact name:
Contact address: Ethics committee of Shiraz university of Medical Sciences
Contact telephone:
Contact email:
Results
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IPD sharing plan: Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
IPD sharing description: Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is No more information
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