The therapeutic effects of garlic and ginger in workers exposed to lead
Phase 1
Recruiting
- Conditions
- lead poisoning.Accidental poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified chemicals and noxious substances
- Registration Number
- IRCT20140519017756N43
- Lead Sponsor
- Birjand University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 105
Inclusion Criteria
Persons with a minimum of one-year tenure in occupations that have exposure to lead
Informed consent to participate in study
Exclusion Criteria
Serum lead levels lower than 5 micrograms per deciliter
serum lead levels above the therapeutic level
Drug therapy to decrease lead blood level over the past six months
History of allergy to garlic or ginger, as well as history of gastrointestinal ulcer, gallstones, asthma, and opiate addiction
Being treated with aspirin and other anticoagulants or hypoglycemic agents for liver and kidney disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ead serum level. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: atomic absorption device (PG Instrument Company, UK).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method AST (Liver parameter). Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: laboratory test.;Urea. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: laboratory test.;Hematologic parameters. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: laboratory test.;ALT (Liver parameter). Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: laboratory test.;Creatinine. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: laboratory test.