Overview
Prevention of Iron Deficiency in 2nd Year of Life
Status:
Unknown status
Unknown status
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
All
All
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.Phase:
Phase 4Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
Accepts Healthy VolunteersDetails
Lead Sponsor:
Soroka University Medical CenterTreatments:
Iron
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:- Healthy babies without iron deficiency
Exclusion Criteria:
- Babies with iron deficiency or chronic diseases, premature babies and babies with
hereditary hematological disease