Efficacy of sesame seeds and jaggery balls over and above that of oral iron therapy in the treatment of anaemia in children aged 6-11 years

Effectiveness of sesame seeds and jaggery balls in addition to oral iron supplementation in treatment of moderate iron deficiency anaemia in children aged 6-11 years: An open labelled randomised control trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2021/12/039021

Enrollment

Registered

2021-12-29

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-10-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: D508- Other iron deficiency anemias

Interventions

Intervention1: Sesame and Jaggery Balls: Patients with moderate iron deficiency anaemia allocated to intervention group will receive standardised sesame and jaggery balls (made out of 60 grams of sesa

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children of 6-11 years age group diagnosed to have moderate iron deficiency anaemia, based on complete blood count and peripheral smear.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with chronic disease 2. Children with a known history of allergy to sesame seeds 3. Children with anaemia due to any other cause 4. Children who have an active infection at the time of diagnosis of anaemia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Increase in mean hemoglobin from baseline at 4 weeks of interventonTimepoint: 0, 4 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Increase in mean ferritin at 8 weeks from baseline Increase in weight at 8 weeks from baselineTimepoint: 0,4,8 weeks	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNaimisha Yenduri

JIPMER

drguna007@gmail.com9994493960

Outcome results

None listed

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