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Study aim
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1. Comparison of serum selenium levels before and after treatment with selenium in hemodialysis patients.
2-Comparison of serum selenium levels before and after treatment with selenium in hemodialysis patients.
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Design
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Clinical trial with control group, with parallel, two-way blind, randomized, phase 3 pharmacological study on 66 hemodialysis patients, enrolled between May 2020 to August 2020 .
Includes 33 patients in the case group and 33 patients in the control group who were randomly assigned to these two groups.
Randomization is done by a table of random numbers.
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Settings and conduct
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This clinical trial will be performed in hemodialysis centers of Ali Ibn Abitaleb Hospital in Zahedan .
Patients will be screened for entry and exit conditions.
Patients who volunteer will be included in the study.
The serum sample will be taken before receiving the drug and then stored in the refrigerator at -70 degrees.
Patients, nurses, drug dealers, and data analysts are blind to the case group.
The researcher will personally place patients in the control group or control group through a table of random numbers.
The contents of the medicine will be coded by the researcher and others will be unaware of the type of medicine.
Patients will receive medication for 12 weeks.
After 12 weeks, the final blood sample will be taken.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Participants: All hemodialysis patients
Inclusion criteria: The duration of hemodialysis is more than 6 months.
Exclusion criteria: Dissatisfaction of the patient, concomitant use of antioxidants at the time of entry into the study, suffering from cancer, any infection during the study, thyroid disease requiring treatment.
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Intervention groups
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Case group: Treatment with selenium group for 3 months.
Control group:Treatment with placebo for 3months.
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Main outcome variables
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changes:free T3, freeT4, TSH, rT3, Selenium