Management of Hypothyroidism through Ayurveda
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Primary acquired hypothyroidism
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/03/012664
- Lead Sponsor
- Thiruvananthapuram Government Ayurveda College
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
1. Suspected patients having minimum of 3 criteria among the following (a-i)
a. Tiredness/Somnolence
b. Unexplained weight gain
c. DepressionMaterials and Methodology
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d. Cold intolerance
e. Hoarse voice
f. Goitre
g. A puffy face
h. Constipation
i. Dry skin
j. Muscle ache, Tenderness, Stiffness
k. Menstrual irregularity
i. Hair loss
2. Serum TSH >4mU/L
3. Patients were selected irrespective of gender, cast, religion and economic
status
4. Patients in between age group of 18-65 years
5. Patients with given written consent
1. Those who are under medication with drugs known to cause hypothyroidism
2. Critically ill patients due to any cause
3. Pregnant ladies
4.Lactating mothers of less than 6 months who are breast feeding.
5. Those who are under medication of hypothyroidism with any system of medicine
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Varanadi Kwatha Bhavitha Shilajathu was found to be effective in <br/ ><br>normalizing TFT values and in reducing symptoms associated with <br/ ><br>primary acquired hypothyroidism in the patients of 18-65 yrs age <br/ ><br>group and was statistically significant. <br/ ><br>ï?§ Subjective parameters like tiredness, cold intolerance etc. were <br/ ><br>significantly reducedTimepoint: 20.04.2013
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sonological findings were assessed before and after the treatment in <br/ ><br>case of patients with goiter.Timepoint: 10.05.2013