Effects of Chlorella Vulgaris in improving of symptoms of silicosis
Phase 3
- Conditions
- silicosis.Pneumoconiosis due to other dust containing silica
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015010720592N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 47
Inclusion Criteria
Signs and symptoms of severe, chronic and complicated forms of silicosis;
Age between 18 to 75.
Exclusion criteria:
Having heart disease;
Forced Expiratory Volume and Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes less than 40 percent;
Non-cooperation during Pulmonary Function Tests;
Ptients with the history of hospitalization due to the disease exacerbations during the past three months;
Tuberculosis infection;
Body Mass Index more than 30
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of attacks. Timepoint: at the start of the study and after 2 months. Method of measurement: Observation.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method