Curcumin Supplementation for Gynecological Diseases

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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To use curcumin supplementation as an additive treatment to induce clinical, biochemical response and remission in patients with suspected Pelvic inflammatory disease, Tubo ovarian abcess, Endometritis, wound infection. Hypothesis: An addition of oral curcumin to highly suspected PID/Endometritis/Wound infection patients may augment clinical and biochemical response and accelerates the improvements of the sign symptoms and reported outcomes of those diseases.

Detailed Description
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), Endometritis, Wound infection are infections of the female reproductive system. Although PID is a well known pathophysiology the diagnosis method I not well established and its true magnitude is unknown. Many women report that they have been treated for PID when they did not suffer from it and vice versa. Hence the main way to diagnose remains clinical and currently there is no well-established biochemical marker. In endometritis and wound infection the cause may be known but the pathogens involved in the disease formation vary as for this broad spectrum antibiotic is needed. Aims: To use curcumin supplementation as an additive treatment to induce clinical, biochemical response and remission in patients with suspected PID, Tubo ovarian abcess, Endometritis, wound infection. Hypothesis: An addition of oral curcumin to highly suspected PID/Endometritis/Wound infection patients may augment clinical and biochemical response and accelerates the improvements of the sign symptoms and reported outcomes of those diseases. Rational: Curcumin treatment has been shown to safe and efficient in inflammatory states such as in mild-moderate Ulcerative colitis (UC), obesity, and type II diabetes mellitus when used as an add-on to conventional treatment. In the gynecology and especially in the PID/Tubo ovarian abcess diseases the use of Curcumin as a supplement has never been studied. In the future it is necessary to study the use of curcumin in different gynecological diseases (e.g Endometriosis/Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and also in gynecology oncology) in which inflammatory and immune response are involve in the disease.

Official Title
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Curcumin Supplementation for Gynecological Diseases Including Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Endometritis, Endometriosis: A Pilot Study

Conditions
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Curcumin Use for Gynecological Conditions

Intervention / Treatment
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* Dietary Supplement: Curcumin supplementation


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Age above 18 The patient was admitted with a diagnosis of Pelvic inflammatory disease / Tubo ovarian abcess, surgical wound infection, Endometritis No Antibiotic treatment was given prior to her recruitment for the study The women is not in menopause Exclusion Criteria: Age below 18 and above 52 Antibiotic treatment was given prior to her recruitment for the study The women is in menopause Pregnant women. Known other inflammatory disease.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 52 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Dietary supplementation<br>This group will receive Dietary supplementation | Dietary Supplement: Curcumin supplementation<br>* use of curcumin supplementation as an additive treatment to the conventional treatment<br>|
| No Intervention: conventional treatment<br>conventional Antibiotic treatment without curcumin supplementation | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in the Levels of C reactive protein |  | at recruitment and after two week and after one month | 
| Change in the Levels of White blood cells |  | at recruitment and after two week and after one month |