Health Condition 1: null- Very low birth weight infants at 2 weeks of age
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Iron at 2 weeks of age: In this group, iron (in the form of colloidal ferric hydroxide) in the dose of 2 mg/kg/day of elemental iron PO once daily mixed with expressed breast milk sha
Sponsors
JIPMER Institute Research Grant
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: To evaluate whether early oral iron supplementation at 2weeks of age would improve the iron status of preterm very low birth weight infants at postnatal age of 12 weeks, in comparison to starting iron supplementation at 6 weeks of life
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a. Major congenital anomalies b. Rh hemolytic disease or ABO hemolytic disease c. Twin to twin transfusion d. Gestational age e. Refusal to give consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate serum ferritin levels in preterm very low birth weight infants receiving early enteral iron supplementation in comparison with late iron supplementationTimepoint: Serum Ferritin ,Red cell indices at 2 weeks,6 weeks and at 12 weeks . CRP at 12 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| a. Hematological parameters [hemoglobin, iron, mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and reticulocyte counts)] at 6 weeks and 12 weeks of postnatal life in both the groups. b. Incidence of blood transfusion requirement till 12 weeks postnatal age in both the groups. Timepoint: 2,6,12 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactVISHNU BHAT B
JIPMER
Outcome results
None listed