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Iron and Vitamin D supplementation for pregnant women

Comprehensive antenatal supplementation on Hb status of pregnant women

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/09/021372
Enrollment
300
Registered
2019-09-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Iron fortified iodised salt: Iron fortified iodised salt for cooking family meal The pregnant women in this group will receive daily oral supplementation of two Tablets of 60 mg of ele

Sponsors

Dept of Biotechnology Ministry of Science Technology Govt of India
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: In the second trimester of pregnancy; Has mild anaemia; Not received any supplementation earlier; Willing to participate in the study Use only the salt provided for household cooking Regularly consume the tablets provided Provide information on tablet and salt intake; Provide information on side effects if any and also pregnancy outcome

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not willing to participate in the study; Women in first or third trimester; Women with past obstetric problems, current health problems; Had earlier received supplementation/other medication.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
improvement in Hb levels in the third trimester of pregnancyTimepoint: at recruitment; 28 weeks of pregnancy and 38 weeks of pregnancy

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Course and outcome of pregnancyTimepoint: 28 weeks of pregnancy 38 weeks of pregnancy delivery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Prema Ramachandran

Nutrition Foundation of India

nutritionfoundationofindia@gmail.com9891485605

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026