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EUthyroid2: the Next Step Towards the Elimination of Iodine Deficiency and Preventable Iodine-related Disorders in Europe
Sponsor: EUthyroid
Summary
In EUthyroid2 intervention measures are to be developed, implemented in ambulatory care settings and evaluated to effectively raise awareness for the risks of iodine deficiency among young women (18-24 years) in three European countries (Norway, Poland, UK) as well as Bangladesh and Pakistan. A cluster-randomized controlled trial with three points of measurements will be applied in each participating country. The intervention will be adapted to the different contextual characteristics of the implementation sites. A process evaluation with a convergent parallel mixed methods design will be conducted. For this, participants and healthcare professionals will be surveyed and semi-structured interviews will be carried out.
Official title: The Next Step Towards the Elimination of Iodine Deficiency and Preventable Iodine-related Disorders in Europe
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 24 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1000
Start Date
2024-11-18
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2025-02-05
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Educational intervention measures on iodine, iodine deficiency and iodine intake
The intervention consist of an educational intervention which will educate the young women on the importance of iodine, the consequences of iodine deficiency, dietary iodine sources and the iodine in pregnancy. The educational intervention consist of four intervention components: an iodine feedback tool, and educational iodine conversation with a healthcare professional, an iodine factsheet and an iodine video. The healthcare professionals who carry out the educational conversation will receive a specially designed training program.
Locations (6)
Bangladesh University of Health
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Institute of Marine Research
Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Islamia College Peshawar
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Jagiellonian University
Krakow, Poland
The Queen's University of Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
University of Surrey
Guildford, United Kingdom