Anemia, Iron Deficiency
Conditions
Keywords
Iron supplementation, Babies, Prevention
Brief summary
Healthy babies(age 8-18 months) following a routine blood count, with no anemia or iron deficiency, will be randomly placed in two groups. Group 1 will receive a 3 months preventive dose of an iron preparation (Ferripel 3 iron polysaccharide complex). Group 2 will be followed up as a control group. Following a nutritional questionnair, parents of all babies will receive instruction regarding appropriate nutrition in the 2nd year of life. A follow-up blood count will be taken from all participating babies 3 months after recruitment. The study aims to evaluate effectiveness of iron supplementation in the 2nd year of life. The hypothesis is that babies who receive iron supplementation in the 2nd year of life are less likely to develop iron deficiency or anemia.
Interventions
DRUGFerripel-3 - iron polysaccharide complex for prevention
Sponsors
Soroka University Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Months to 18 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy babies without iron deficiency
Exclusion criteria
* Babies with iron deficiency or chronic diseases, premature babies and babies with hereditary hematological disease
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactHanna Shalev, MD
Outcome results
None listed