Effect of Oral Vitamin C in addition to Iron Folic Acid tablet for treatment of Anemia in Adolescent girls.

Role of Oral Vitamin C in addition to Iron Folic Acid supplementation for treatment of Anemia in School going Adolescent girls: An Interventional study from Central India. - NA

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/08/056557

Enrollment

280

Registered

2023-08-16

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-07-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: D509- Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Iron Folic Acid tablets and tablet Vitamin C: 2 tablets of Iron Folic Acid (60mg elemental iron + 500mcg Folic acid) and Tablet Vitamin C 500mg for 3 months. Intervention2: Iron Folic A

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adolescent girls in the age group of 10-19 years with mild to moderate anemia (8-11.9 gm%)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Adolescent girls not willing to give consent for the study. 2)Known cases of Sickle cell Anemia, thalassemia

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NATimepoint: NA	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The haemoglobin level measured by any of the standard recommended method will be the primary outcomeTimepoint: 3 months.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Rohini Desai

Government Medical College, Nagpur

drujwalachitre@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 3, 2026