CompletedPhase 3

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

Pakistan60 participantsStarted 2025-01-07

Plain-language summary

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

Who can participate

Age range1 Day – 5 Years

SexALL

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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

What they're measuring

Rise in hemoglobin level after oral iron

Timeframe: 3 months

Change in Hemoglobin level

Timeframe: 3month

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07267975

SponsorUniversity of Child Health Sciences and Children's Hospital, Lahore

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-03-07

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