Health Condition 1: D509- Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: standard Iron Folic acid supplementation: Adolescent girls residing in government residential hostels (Social Welfare Hostels, Hyderabad) will be screened for their hemoglobin status. T
Sponsors
ICMRNational Institute of Nutrition
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Apparently healthy young girls (17-20 years) having normal hemoglobin and mild to moderate anemia who are willing to give consent will be included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Anemic adolescent girls with presence of thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, Hemochromatosis, Chronic gastric diseases (IBD, Crohnâ??s disease, gastric ulcers, celiac disease, hemorrhagic disease) and renal disease will be excluded from the study 2. Subjects with excessive bleeding during menstrual cycles 3. Subjects who have consumed any antibiotics, antacids, probiotics, prebiotics, and medications containing alcohol or any other products capable of drastically altering the gut microbiome, within a period of at least four weeks before fecal sample collection will also be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Gut modulation and Other Iron status MarkersTimepoint: 90 days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hemoglobin and Serum Iron Biostatus markersTimepoint: 0 day to 180 days 0 day to 365 days | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRajeev K Varshney
ICMR-NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION
Outcome results
None listed