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A study to know about how the screening tools are used for iron deficiency anemia are helpful by easily calculating and to provide treatment with simple methods of calculations

Evaluation of Mentzer index and red cell distribution width index as screening tools for iron deficiency anemia in children 6 months to 15 years of age in a tertiary care hospital - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/10/075756
Enrollment
170
Registered
2024-10-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-11-11

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: D509- Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: children: 3-4 months

Sponsors

Sirishree
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 6 months to 15 years 2. Pallor on clinical examination with haemoglobin below WHO cutoff for age 3. Children with microcytic hypochromic anemia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Acutely sick children 2. Intercurrent IIlness 3. Diagnosed cases of hemolytic anemias, megaloblastic anemia, anemia of chronic disease 4. Children on treatment with iron 5. Children who have received blood transfusion in last 3 months 6. Children for whom consent is not obtained

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.To evaluate validity of Mentzer index and Red cell Distribution Width Index as screening tools for iron deficiency anemiaTimepoint: 1 year—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. To analyse Red Blood Cell count in various age groups and grades of severity of iron deficiency anemiaTimepoint: 1 year—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sirishree

BGS Global Institute of medical science

purnimasamayam@gmail.com9902574134

Outcome results

None listed

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