Different Iron Supplements for Prevention of Anemia in Pregnancy

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2016-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Examination of iron supplements routinely used in pregnancy to compare these with one another regarding effectiveness in the prevention of iron deficiency.

Determination of ferritin / hemoglobin every pregnant woman under the first routine check. Classification into one of three subgroups (group 1: iron sulfate, Group 2: iron polymaltose, Group 3: multivitamin- multimineral) depending on the measured values. Repetition of hemoglobin every 8 weeks, at the entrance to birth and postpartum day 1, additional provision of ferritin at the entrance to birth. In addition, registration of each child's birth weight and gestational age.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Zurich
• Treatments: Ferric Compounds; Iron; Teferrol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• age above 18 yrs, singelton rpegnancy, inclusion before 16 completed weeks of gestation

Exclusion Criteria:

• multiple pregnancy, contraindication for oral iron supplements or mulltivitamin preparations

• iron deficiency or other anemia

• hemoglobinopatheis

• clinically significant disorders, as renal insuffisciency, hepatic dysfunction, cardiovascular disease