An Iodine Balance Experiment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Iodine Deficiency; Nutritional Requirements

• Registration Number: NCT03279315
• Lead Sponsor: Tianjin Medical University

Brief Summary

A 4-week study was conducted in 25 Chinese euthyroid women. Unified diets with different iodine contents (cooked with non-iodized salt or iodized salt) were provided in two different periods. The total iodine intake from diet, water and air as well as the total iodine excretion by urine, faces and respiration were monitored and determined, and a total of 300 samples were collected. The sweat iodine loss was also considered. Moreover, the regression curve model between the 24-h iodine intake and 24-h iodine excretion was also established.

Detailed Description

The experiment was conducted between November and December with a total duration of 1 month. Referring to the experience from Harrison and Dworkin, however, considering the negative iodine balance reported, during the first 3 weeks, the diet was provided with non-iodized salt, while the diet with iodized salt was only offered in the last week. The total daily iodine intake consisted of dietary iodine intake, water iodine intake and iodine from breathing, while iodine could be excreted out of human body by urine, faces, sweat and breathing. The 24-h iodine intake and 24-h iodine excretion were determined in each individual participant, and the iodine balance was calculated accordingly.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-11-20
• Primary Completion: 2014-12-19
• Study Completion: 2017-03-10
• Status Verified: 2017-09
• Study First Submitted: 2017-09-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-09-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-09-08
• Study First Posted: 2017-09-12
• Last Update Posted: 2017-09-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

• The ones with normal thyroid function, urinary iodine concentration, agree with the experiment.

Exclusion Criteria

• The ones with abnormal thyroid hormone level, urinary iodine concentration (UIC) or autoantibody-positive were excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
urinary iodine concentration (UIC)	At the beginning of the experiment	μg/L
Total iodine intake and total iodine excretion	12 days	Iodine intake includes iodine from food, water and air (μg/d).
Total iodine excretion	12 days	Iodine excretion includes iodine excreted by urine, feces, sweat and breath (μg/d).
Thyroid function	At the beginning of the experiment	FT3 (pmol/L), FT4 (pmol/L),TSH (mIU/L), TG (ng/mL), TGAb (IU/mL), TPOAb (IU/mL)