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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
200
Children with anemia will receive 5mg per kg per day of one of study medications. Treatment period for 3 months
Primary Pediatric Care Unit, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Beersheba, Israel
RECRUITINGHemoglobin
Time frame: 3 months
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