Health Condition 1: D508- Other iron deficiency anemias
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Liposomal iron: liposomal iron syrup will be given at a dose of 1mg/kg/day once daily in night for 3 months
Control Intervention1: ferrous ascorbate: ferrous ascorbate syrup will be giv
Sponsors
Namita Mishra
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children in the age group 6 to 59 months with Iron Deficiency Anaemia as confirmed by hematological parameters
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects with other causes of anemia(hemolytic anemia, bone marrow failure) as evidenced by clinical symptoms and signs and or laboratory values 2. Subjects with ongoing blood loss 3. Subjects who have received any iron therapy or blood transfusion in the past 3 months 4. Subjects with disease interfering with iron absorption e.g. Inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, bowel surgery, chronic gastrointestinal infection 5. Subjects with serious chronic medical conditions like chronic kidney disease, congenital heart disease, and chronic lung disease. 6. Subjects with prior history of allergy to iron preparations
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rise in hemoglobin levels from baseline in gram per deciliterTimepoint: 0, 4 and 12 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adherence to medicine in both groups as measured by volume of unused drug brought in follow up visit.Timepoint: 0, 4 and 12 weeks;Change in mean corpuscular volume, corrected reticulocyte count, serum iron, serum ferritin, total iron binding capacity and transferrin saturation from baselineTimepoint: 0, 4 and 12 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public Contactnamita mishra
AIIMS Hospital
Outcome results
None listed