Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Quality of Life in Women with Hypothyroidism

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Hypothyroidism.; Iodine-deficiency related thyroid disorders and allied conditions; subclinical iodine-deficiency hypothyroidism; Other hypothyroidism; E01; E02; E0

• Registration Number: IRCT20190323043101N1
• Lead Sponsor: Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 7 October 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

Ages between 18 to 45 years
Diagnose of Hypothyroidism by Endocrinologist
Conscious consent to participate in the study
Under medication with levothyroxine
Scores less than 50 from SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire
At least high school education

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnancy
Diagnosis of malignancy in thyroid
Known mental illness (dementia-depression)
Chronic and high-risk diseases such as cancer-multiple sclerosis-pulmonary and renal disease-congestive heart failure
Smoking, Alcohol or drug abuse and under medication with Psychotropic and Neuropsychiatric drugs
The occurrence of abnormal stress due to life-threatening events such as the death of a spouse or a family member in the past six months

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of Life. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Ware & Sherbourne Quality of Life Questionnaire (SF-36).