Status:

COMPLETED

The Anemia Control Program: High or Low Iron Supplementation

Lead Sponsor:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Conditions:

Iron Deficiency Anemia

Cognitive Development

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-6 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial was to determine if high-iron or low-iron formula, containing an average of 12.7 mg/L or 2.3 mg/L respectively, had differing effects on iron status in infancy and o...

Detailed Description

For a detailed description of the clinical trial setting and procedures in infancy, please refer to the following: Walter T, Pino P, Pizarro F and Lozoff B. Prevention of iron-deficiency anemia: Comp...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Birth weight \>= 3.0 kg
  • single birth
  • no major congenital anomalies
  • no major birth or neonatal complications
  • no emergency c-section
  • no jaundice requiring phototherapy
  • no hospitalization for more than 5 days
  • no chronic illness
  • no iron therapy
  • already started to received some bottle feedings by 6 months of age

Exclusion

  • residence outside identified neighborhoods
  • another infant \<12 months in household
  • infant in daycare
  • unstable, illiterate, or psychotic caregiver

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 1991

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2004

Estimated Enrollment :

835 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01166451

Start Date

September 1 1991

End Date

March 1 2004

Last Update

October 18 2011

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Instituto de Nutriticion y Tecnologia de los Alimentos

Santiago, Chile