Health Condition 1: D509- Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Giving ferrous ascorbate and ferrous sulfate: By dividing children into 2 groups Drugs: ferrous ascorbate and ferrous sulfate syrups
Dosage - 6mg/kg body weight
Dosing interval- one /t
Sponsors
BIRALA MANI DEEPIKA
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Children aged between 1-18years of age (Inpatient &Outpatient) 2) WHO hemoglobin thresholds used to define anemia in different age groups are       children 6 months to 5 years: 11 g/dl;       children 5â??12 years: 11.5 g/dl;        children 12-18 years:12g/dl    3)The WHO criteria proposed to define depleted storage iron are 12μg/L for children      under 5 years and 15μg/L for those over 5 years(16) higher threshold of 30μg/L is used in the presence of infection or inflammation. 4)Willing to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Children aged less than 1 year of age group 2) Children with chronic debilitating disease 3) Who are not willing to participate in study 4) Children who are already on iron supplementation 5) Children with severe anemia who are in need of parenteral iron supplementation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare efficiency of ferrous sulfate and ferrous ascorbate in treatment of iron deficiency anemia in children aged between1- 18 years age group Assessment is done after 3 months Timepoint: 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NilTimepoint: Nil | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactBirala Mani Deepika
JNMC,KLE Hospital, Belagavi
Outcome results
None listed