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Effect of Zinc supplementation in children and adolescents with Autoimmune thyroiditis, a type of thyroid disease

Effect of daily Zinc supplementation for 12 weeks on serum Thyroid Auto-antibody levels in Children and Adolescents with Autoimmune Thyroiditis â?? A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/06/033920
Enrollment
40
Registered
2021-06-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: E063- Autoimmune thyroiditis

Interventions

Intervention1: Oral Zinc Supplementation: Elemental Zinc 25mg/day as oral Zinc Acetate 50mg 1/2 tablets once daily for 12 weeks Control Intervention1: Standard therapy: Children with Hypothyroidism wi

Sponsors

JIPMER Intramural Research Grant
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Autoimmune Thyroiditis patients aged 3 â?? 18 years with Anti-TPO [Thyroid Peroxidase] (or) anti-Tg [Thyroglobulin] antibodies positivity with or without positive evidence in Ultrasonography

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who were treated with Zinc for other illnesses in the last 3 months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the effect of daily Zinc (25mg) supplementation for 12 weeks on serum anti-TPO and anti-Tg antibodies levels in Children and Adolescents with Autoimmune Thyroiditis compared to standard therapyTimepoint: 12 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To analyze the effect of Zinc supplementation on normalization of serum thyroid auto-antibodies levelsTimepoint: 12 weeks;To evaluate the effect of Zinc supplementation on the anti-oxidant activity in Autoimmune ThyroiditisTimepoint: 12 weeks—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ramge alias Ramachandran

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

dillikumar14@gmail.com9566028886

Outcome results

None listed

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