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Radiation protection effect of curcumin in patients with thyroid cancer treated with 131-I

Clinical trial to evaluate the role of radioprotection effect of curcumin in peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma treated with Iodine-131, by micronucleus assay

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016020526377N1
Enrollment
20
Registered
2016-04-19
Start date
2015-04-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

differentiated thyroid carcinoma(DTC). Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland

Interventions

Intervention 1: Group I: Nano-curcumin tablets, 80 mg orally, twice daily, for 10 days from 3 days before to seven days after radioiodine therapy. Intervention 2: Group II: No nano-curcumin tablets.
Treatment - Drugs
Group I: Nano-curcumin tablets, 80 mg orally, twice daily, for 10 days from 3 days before to seven days after radioiodine therapy
Group II: No nano-curcumin tablets

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for Research, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: All patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (follicular, papillary or mixed type) don't received destroying dose (ablative dose) of radioiodine up to now; no palpable neck mass; thyroid pathology reported there is no invasion to capsular and lymph areas and blood vessels; body scan with 131-I don’t show any functional tissue in regions other than the thyroid bed; thyroid cancer confirmed by biopsy; all patients have total thyroidectomy; TSH level before administration of radioiodine is higher than 30 IU/ML. exclusion criteria: after treatment with 131 I if there is abnormal tissue absorption of iodine in other areas of the thyroid bed; if patients after taking the first capsule of curcumin had a headache and dizziness; patient will be excluded.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
MN counts in 1000 BN cells. Timepoint: before and 7 days after radioiodine therapy. Method of measurement: blood sampling.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Lymphocyte and platelets count. Timepoint: before and 1 week after radioiodine therapy. Method of measurement: blood sample/ CBC.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Mohsen Bakhshandeh

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science

mbakhshandeh@sbmu.ac.ir+98 21 2271 7503

Outcome results

None listed

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