Status:
COMPLETED
Timing of Iron Supplementation in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Lead Sponsor:
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Collaborating Sponsors:
Indian Council of Medical Research
Conditions:
Nutritional Status
Eligibility:
All Genders
14-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To examine if early iron supplementation (starting oral iron at 14 days of life) would improve the nutritional iron status(measured by serum ferritin) of very low birth weight infants at postnatal age...
Detailed Description
Smaller the preterm infants at birth, more susceptible they are to iron deficiency due to low body iron stores. Despite having low iron stores, very low birth weight (VLBW) infants are not usually sta...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Infants who have reached at least 100 ml/kg/day of oral feeds by day 14 of life
Exclusion
- Major congenital anomalies
- Rh hemolytic disease
- Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
- Refusal to give consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
46 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00683527
Start Date
May 1 2006
End Date
January 1 2007
Last Update
May 23 2008
Active Locations (1)
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi, Delhi (UT), India, 110029