Effect of Vitamin D supplementation in improving Thyroid disease of mild variety
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: E063- Autoimmune thyroiditisHealth Condition 2: E063- Autoimmune thyroiditisHealth Condition 3: null- Subclinical Cases of Hashimotos Autoimmune Thyroiditis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/05/008596
- Lead Sponsor
- Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research and SSKM Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 140
Age more than 18 yrs
Gender both male and female
Positive anti TPO antibody more than 34 International Units per litre as per our hospital laboratory normal upper limit AND OR
Positive anti TG more than 20 International Units per litre as per our laboratory normal upper limit for anti TPO negative cases
Normal serum free T4 more than 1.9 nanogram per decilitre as per our laboratory normal upper limit
Diseases and drugs interfering with vitamin D metabolism like CKD Liver diseases chronic granulomatous diseases like TB sarcoidosis
Drugs including phenytoin phenobarbitone valproic acid cholestyramin rifampin orlistat corticosteroid or others
Any chronic medications that might interfere with thyroid hormone metabolism
Pregnant and lactating women
Those who received Vitamin D and calcium in the last 6 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Criteria based on thyroid function <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Responders will be arbitrarily defined as at least 25 percent or greater reduction in serum TSH levels in mili International Units per litre from baseline value in the Intervention group AND OR <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>25 percent or greater reduction in serum anti TPO antibody titers in International Units per litre from baseline in the Intervention groupTimepoint: 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Criteria of sonographic response is arbitrarily defined as reduction in gland size by 25 percent from baseline OR <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Any change in echogenicity of the whole gland or reduction in number or size of nodules by 25 percent from baseline <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Criteria based on anthropometric variables <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Responders will be arbitrarily defined as 25 percent or greater reduction in BMI in kg per square metres from baselineTimepoint: 1year