- Company Name : Chowdhury Leather * Co. Ltd
- About Us : Abstract A double-blind randomized clinical trial was carried out among Arsenicosis patients of Sonargaon thana of Narayanganj district, to see the effect of Spirulina on Arsenicosis disease resulting from drinking arsenic contaminated ground water through hand pump tubeChowdhury Leather * Co. Ltdlls in many parts of Bangladesh. Spirulina is a microscopic blue green algae, used as a food supplement but it has some therapeutic value in treating some ailments. It is rich in protein, amino acid, beta-carotene, vitamins etc.50 arsenicosis patients has been identified through simple random sampling from 185 arsenicosis patients of three villages, who had been diagnosed as cases of arsenicosis by the physicians, depending on the presence of visible signs. The patients included male and female of different age. A double blind method was followed during the drug distribution. It was found after distribution that 33 patient got Spirulina and 17 patient got placebo.3 gm Spirulina per day per person and same dose of placebo was used as drugs for three-month duration and consumption of arsenic free safe water was ensured for both the group (Spirulina and placebo) during the total duration of study. Physical examinations of these patients were done carefully at every fifteen days interval during the intervention using a structured checklist. After three month it was found that 27 (81.81%) patient showed evidence of improvement by diminishing the visible manifestation among 33 patients who got Spirulina. Statistical analysis showed significant correlation between Spirulina intake and diminishing of visible skin manifestation of chronic arsenicosis (P<0.001).
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