Status:

UNKNOWN

Supplementing Iron and Development in Breastfed Infants (SIDBI Study)

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of Warsaw

Conditions:

Iron Deficiency

Eligibility:

All Genders

16-18 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

INTRODUCTION Exclusively breastfed infants are at risk of iron deficiency. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends iron supplementation in exclusively breastfed infants beginning at 4 months o...

Detailed Description

INTRODUCTION Iron is a nutrient of essential importance to the human organism. It takes part in energy production, oxygen transportation, and DNA synthesis and is indispensable for the development of ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Term singleton infants (\>37 weeks gestational age)
  • Birth weight \> 2500g
  • Healthy at inclusion
  • Breastfed exclusively or predominantly (\>50% meals) at inclusion
  • No previous iron supplementation
  • No previous blood transfusion
  • Informed consent given

Exclusion

  • preterm delivery (\<37 weeks of gestation)
  • birth weight \< 2500 g
  • multiple pregnancy
  • major illness or congenital anomaly
  • being \<50% breastfed at the time of inclusion
  • food allergy
  • anaemia (Hb \<105 g/L \[10.5 g/dL\]) at inclusion, lack of informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

220 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02242188

Start Date

September 1 2015

End Date

June 1 2019

Last Update

February 23 2017

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Department of Pediatrics, The Medical University of Warsaw

Warsaw, Poland, 02091