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Food Dye

Erythrosine, prepared in drinking water (0.69 mg/kg bw/day) for Hypothyroidism

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Yale University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be enrolled at Yale University;
Be 18 years of age or older;
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 15 days
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Study Summary

This trial will evaluate the effect of erythrosine and photodegraded erythrosine on thyroid function.

Eligible Conditions
  • Hypothyroidism

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~15 days
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 15 days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Complete blood count (CBC)
Thyroid Panel
Secondary outcome measures
Iodine

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Erythrosine, prepared in drinking waterExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
One point-of-use technology in development that has demonstrated potential for inactivating viruses in drinking water is the application of an edible photosensitizing dye to the water for disinfection. When exposed to sunlight, the photosensitizing dye produces singlet oxygen, a reactive oxygen species capable of inactivating a wide range of viruses. Erythrosine, an FDA-approved dye, has proven its ability to disinfect drinking water, achieving 4-log inactivation of bacteriophage MS2 in under 10 minutes of sunlight exposure. Furthermore, the dye photobleaches upon exposure to light, and the accompanying distinct color change (e.g., red to transparent) occurs at a rate comparable to the disinfection, providing a safety indication that disinfection has completed, a much-needed function lacking in other point-of-use technologies.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Yale UniversityLead Sponsor
1,837 Previous Clinical Trials
2,728,413 Total Patients Enrolled

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~0 spots leftby Mar 2025