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How low iron affects healing and daily life in cancer surgery patients

Iron Deficiency Anemia in Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery and its Impact on Quality of Life and Post Operative Complications? An Observational Analytical Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/09/094486
Enrollment
384
Registered
2025-09-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: D509- Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Jawaharlal institute of postgraduate medical education and research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients in the age group of 18 to 70 years of age with cancer undergoing elective cancer surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Non-iron Deficiency Anemia like Anemic patients with other etiologies (examples like hemolytic anemia, vitamin B12 or folate deficiency, bone marrow disease). 2. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients: CKD patients with severe to moderate renal impairment (eGFR less than 30 mL/min) with erythropoiesis effect. 3 Active Infection or Inflammatory Diseases: Sep-sis, tuberculosis, or autoimmune disease-causing anemia irrespective of iron deficiency.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia among cancer patients who undergo surgery using serum iron studiesTimepoint: 1.Pre operative day 2.Post operatively till the day of discharge

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To establish whether there is an association between preoperative iron deficiency anemia and 1. QoL preoperatively using FACT-An ques-tionnaire 2. Postoperative morbidity in terms of surgical site infection rates, delayed wound healing and hospital stay Timepoint: 1.Pre operative day 2.Post operatively till the day of discharge

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDhanavath Sanjay Naik

Jawaharlal institute of postgraduate medical education and research

priyaab8@gmail.com8903468132

Outcome results

None listed

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