Lactoferrin Versus Iron Supplement in Irondeficiency Anemia and Weight Loss in Obese Children

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The effect of lactoferrin versus iron supplement in treating iron deficiency anemia and helping weight loss in obese school age children

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University
• Treatments: Iron; Lactoferrin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1. children age will be between 6 -12 years old. 2. Presence of iron deficiency anemia, it will be diagnosed by

• CBC >> Hemoglobin level concentration below 11.5 g/dl.

• level of serum iron is below 30 µmol/l,

• level of ferritin is below 15 µg/dl

• Total iron binding capacity is more 480 µg/dlL. 3. children should be stable and free from chronic disease. 4. Body Mass index (BMI) should be ≥the 95th percentile for children and teens of the same age and sex.

5. there is not history of iron supplements in the 3 months before treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Father/mother refuses to participate in the study.

2. Hospitalized patient.

3. Non-anemic patient.

4. Patients receiving iron supplements 3 months before enrollment.

5. Patients with chronic diseases.

6. personal or family history of allergy to cow's milk or infant formula, eczema, moderate-to-severe allergic rhinitis or asthma, or milk intolerance.

7. severe anemia as Hemoglobin level concentration below 7 g/dl.

Exclusion Criteria:

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