Assessment of THL and Potential Risk of Hypothyroidism in Healthcare Workers Exposed to Low-dose Ionizing Radiation

Superior University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Hyperthyroidism

Treatments: Behavioral: Thyroid Function Monitoring

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07048548

MSAHSW/Batch-Fall23/900

Details and patient eligibility

About

"This study is designed to evaluate the thyroid health of healthcare workers exposed to low-dose ionizing radiation at INMOL Cancer Hospital, Lahore. Specifically, it investigates whether prolonged occupational exposure in radiology and nuclear medicine departments is associated with altered thyroid hormone levels or an increased risk of hypothyroidism. The thyroid gland is highly sensitive to radiation, and existing literature suggests a possible link between occupational exposure and thyroid dysfunction.

Full description

A cross-sectional research design will be used over a four-month period. A sample of 44 participants will be selected using purposive sampling from the hospital's radiology and nuclear medicine staff.

Enrollment: 44 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Staff members from radiology and nuclear medicine departments who meet both conditions.
• workplace experience exceeding one year
• age between 20 to 40 will be selected for this study.

Exclusion criteria

• Employees who have worked less than twelve months
• pregnant participants.

Trial design

44 participants in 1 patient group

Thyroid Function Monitoring

Treatment:

Behavioral: Thyroid Function Monitoring