COMPARARISION OF RISE IN HAEMOGLOBIN AFTER LOW DOSE IRON SUPPLEMENTATION VERSUS HIGH DOSE IRON SUPPLEMENTATION IN CHILDREN WITH IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA

"COMPARING RISE IN HAEMOGLOBIN AFTER LOW DOSE (3MG/KG/DAY) VS HIGH DOSE (6MG/KG/DAY) IRON SUPPLEMENTATION IN CHILDREN WITH IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA - AN OPEN LABELED RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS"

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/07/054864

Enrollment

500

Registered

2023-07-06

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-07-25

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: D509- Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: ORAL IRON SUPPLEMENTATION: Group A will receive dose of 6mg/kg/day once daily for 3 months. Control Intervention1: oral iron supplementation: Group B will receive of 3mg/kg/day once dai

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children 12-59 months of age with Haemoglobin 7-10.9 g/dl and transferrin saturation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Received blood transfusion in last 3months Received iron supplementation for >= 2weeks in last 2 months Chronic gastrointestinal condition which affects the iron absorption such as chronic diarrhoea , celiac disease Any chronic systemic illness ( JRA, SLE, Chronic renal failure)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Proportion of children who achieved correction of Hemoglobin 11gm/dl Timepoint: AFTER 12WEEKS OF IRON SUPPLEMENTATION	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
MEAN CHANGENIN HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS ACHIEVEDTimepoint: AFTER 12WEEKS OF IRON SUPPLEMENTATION	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMOHAMMAD AKRAM

ERAS LUCKNOW MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL

drchhavi.nanda@gmail.com7408737635

Outcome results

None listed

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