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To look for thyroid swelling and related problems in school children in a coastal district of Karnataka.

Screening and evaluation of children for goitre and cognitive impairment- A school based survey from a coastal district of Karnataka.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/12/022510
Enrollment
2700
Registered
2019-12-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Karnataka State Health Family Welfare Society
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Students in the classes 1st to 7th standard from the selected schools will be enrolled in the study aged 6-12 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: A village will be excluded in the study if the total number of children in all the schools of that village had strength of less than 90 children. Also, a school with strength of less than 30 students will be excluded from the sampling frame.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Prevalence of goitre among children and its predictors.Timepoint: April 2020—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Median urinary iodine excretion (mcg/dl), urinary iodine/creatinine ratio and iodine concentration (ppm) in salt samples.Timepoint: April 2020—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sneha D Mallya

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

sneha.kamath@manipal.edu9633260801

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026