Effectiveness of Oral Iron Therapy in Iron Deficiency Anemia With Daily vs Alternate Day Dosing

Phase 3CompletedNCT07267975

University of Child Health Sciences and Children's Hospital, Lahore60 enrolled

Overview

Treating iron deficiency anemia in children with daily and alternate day oral iron therapy

Comparison of effectiveness of oral iron in daily and alternate group in children

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Iron Deficiency Anemia Iron Deficiency Anemia Treatment

Interventions

Ferrous sulphateDRUG

Continuous vs intermittent oral iron therapy to see the difference of Hemoglobin rose in both group

Ferrous sulphateDRUG

Pattern of Rise in hemoglobin in alternate day doaung

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 DayMax age: 5 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: \- Patients of both genders with ages in the range of 0 -60 months suffering from IDA as per operational definition. Exclusion Criteria: * Who have already taken treatment for IDA during last 2-months as per history/clinical record. Who have undergone recent blood transfusion during last 12-weeks as per history/clinical record. Children with chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease, cardiac failure or concomitant malignancy

Locations (1)

University of child health science and the children hospital lahore

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Rise in hemoglobin level after oral iron

Hemoglobin level change in g/dl

Time frame: 3 months

Change in Hemoglobin level

Hb rise in g/dl

Time frame: 3month

Secondary Outcomes

Rise in ferritin level

Ferritin level change in ng/ml

Time frame: 3 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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