Anemia, Iron Deficiency
Conditions
Brief summary
Healthy toddlers (age 9-18 month) following a routine blood count will be placed in three groups: 1. Iron deficiency with no anemia 2. anemia 3. no anemia and no iron deficiency Following a nutritional questionnaire, parents of all toddlers will receive instruction regarding appropriate nutrition in the 2nd year of life. Groups 1 and 2 will randomly receive one of two preparations currently in use for treatment of iron deficiency in Israel (Aktiron 35 - Ferrous gluconate and Ferripel-3 - iron polysaccharide complex). Followup blood count will be taken 3 month after recruitment. The study aims to compare the effectiveness of the Iron preparations regarding compliance and efficacy. The hypothesis is that a significant difference will be detected between the two preparations.
Interventions
DRUGFerrous gluconate and iron polysaccharide complex
Children with anemia will receive 5mg per kg per day of one of study medications. Treatment period for 3 months
Sponsors
Soroka University Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
9 Months to 18 Months
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy toddlers age 9-18 months
Exclusion criteria
* Toddlers with: chronic diseases, prematurity, inherited hematological disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hemoglobin | 3 months |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactJacob Urkin, MD, MPH
Outcome results
None listed