Comparison of Oral and Parenteral Therapy in vitamin B12 deficiency in children

Comparison of efficacy of parental and oral Treatment for nutritional vitamin b12 deficiency in children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2021/03/032064

Enrollment

Registered

2021-03-17

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: D513- Other dietary vitamin B12 deficiency anemia

Interventions

Intervention1: Patient with low serum vitamin b12 will be randomly allocated by an independent investigator not associated with study in two groups where one group will receive parenteral and other gr

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children with low vitamin B12 levels <200pg/ml

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient with age 17 year Patient with a history of allergic reaction to vitamin B12 Patient receiving vitamin b12 supplementation Patient who fail to give consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in Serum vitamin B12 level and haemoglobin levels at 3 monthTimepoint: 12 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in clinical signs and symptoms of vitamin b12 deficiencyTimepoint: 3 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ankit Bhan

GMC JAMMU

gs_saini63@yahoo.com9419193571

Outcome results

None listed

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