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IRCT2017071635110N1 IRCT 2017-08-01 Vice chancellor for research - Shahroud University of Medical Sciences Investigating the effect of Zinc Supplement on mood, anxiety and quality of life in the elderly The effect of Zinc Supplementation on mood, anxiety and quality of life in the elderly of Kashan 2017-09-23 anticipated 150 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/26633 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Prevention, Other design features: Select clusters is based on socioeconomic conditions of the people of Kashan city. Random assignment to test and control groups based on randomized software in the form of four blocks will be grouped and in two groups A (intervention) And group B (control) will be placed. Zinc measurements in a laboratory in Kashan and will be done by auto-analysis. In order to comply with ethical principles elderly both groups which after 70 days of intervention their zinc level is below normal To the expert physician will be referred. N/A Condition 1: Mood (depression). Condition 2: Anxiety. Condition 3: Quality of life. Intervention 1: In the control group: No action is taken. Intervention 2: In the intervention group: Zinc supplemented pill is a zinc gluconate form and it contains 30 mg zinc for 70 days will be given to elderly group intervention. One day one of these pills after lunch meal is used together with a glass of water.
public Abolfazl Afzali
Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Hafte-Tir Square
Shahroud Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 23 3239 5054 Afzali.a1373@shmu.ac.ir Shahroud University of Medical Sciences scientific Dr. Hussein Ebrahimi
Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Hafte-Tir Square
Shahroud Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 23 3239 5054 ebrahimi@shmu.ac.ir Shahroud University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iran (Islamic Republic of) The inclusion criteria for this study are: having full satisfaction to participate in this study; seniors 60 years and older; Iranian citizenship; the ability to speak Farsi and answer questions; not using Zinc Supplement; no cognitive impairment (for the elderly with literacy based on the MMSE questionnaire score 25 and more and for the illiterate elderly, based on the AMTS questionnaire, score 7 and more); lack of liver and intestinal diseases as well as the absence of known cases of depression and anxiety both of these are diagnosed by the doctor. People with serum zinc levels in them based on experiment within be normal range; in that sense people whose serum zinc level is higher or lower than normal range do not enter the study.The exclusion criteria for this study are: the lack of cooperation and refusal of the elderly to continue to participate in research; the consumption of zinc supplement in the control group during the course of 70 days of intervention; the occurrence of severe stress, such as hospitalization or death of relatives in both groups during the study. 60 years 100 years Both F30-F39 F06.4 Y98 Mood [affective] disorders Organic anxiety disorder Lifestyle-related condition N/A Treatment - Drugs In the control group: No action is taken. In the intervention group: Zinc supplemented pill is a zinc gluconate form and it contains 30 mg zinc for 70 days will be given to elderly group intervention. One day one of these pills after lunch meal is used together with a glass of water. Mood(depression). Timepoint: Before the intervention and 70 days after the intervention began. Method of measurement: GDS standard questionnaire. Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 70 days after the intervention began. Method of measurement: BAI standard questionnaire. Quality of life. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 70 days after the intervention began. Method of measurement: SF-36 standard questionnaire. Vice chancellor for research - Shahroud University of Medical Sciences Approved 2017-06-20 Ethics Committee of Shahroud University of Medical Sciences Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Hafte-Tir Square Shahroud Iran (Islamic Republic of)