Health Condition 1: D508- Other iron deficiency anemias
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Oral iron: 3 mg/kg oral iron twice weekly (day 1 and day 4 of the week) for 3 months
Control Intervention1: Oral iron: 3 mg/kg daily for 3 months
Sponsors
University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Mild or moderate anemia and an underlying iron deficiency.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Apparent non-nutritional etiology of anemia (eg presence of obvious bleeding, features of chronic hemolytic anemia in form of hemolytic facies or firm hepatosplenomegaly, systemic or hematological malignancies) 2 Known or suspected chronic systemic disease 3 Received or receiving iron preparation during last 2 weeks 4 Received blood/packed cell transfusion within last 3 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference in proportion of anemia (Hb11g/dl) after 12 weeks of therapy between groupsTimepoint: Baseline and 12 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1 Difference in proportion of non-responders at 4 weeks between groups 2 Difference in rise in hemoglobin & MCV at 4,8,12 weeks between groups 3 Difference in rise in serum ferritin at 12 weeks between groups 4 Frequency of adverse effects, compliance & caregiver satisfaction (Likert scale) Timepoint: Baseline, 4, 8 & 12 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactPooja Dewan
UCMS and GTB Hospital
Outcome results
None listed