Status:
COMPLETED
Lactoferrin Versus Iron Supplement in Irondeficiency Anemia and Weight Loss in Obese Children
Lead Sponsor:
Ain Shams University
Conditions:
Obesity, Childhood
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-12 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The effect of lactoferrin versus iron supplement in treating iron deficiency anemia and helping weight loss in obese school age children
Detailed Description
Comparing iron versus lactoferrin as regard iron defiency anemia and weight loss in obese children
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 1\. children age will be between 6 -12 years old. 2. Presence of iron deficiency anemia, it will be diagnosed by
- CBC \>\> Hemoglobin level concentration below 11.5 g/dl.
- level of serum iron is below 30 µmol/l,
- level of ferritin is below 15 µg/dl
- Total iron binding capacity is more 480 µg/dlL. 3. children should be stable and free from chronic disease. 4. Body Mass index (BMI) should be ≥the 95th percentile for children and teens of the same age and sex.
- 5\. there is not history of iron supplements in the 3 months before treatment.
Exclusion
- Father/mother refuses to participate in the study.
- Hospitalized patient.
- Non-anemic patient.
- Patients receiving iron supplements 3 months before enrollment.
- Patients with chronic diseases.
- personal or family history of allergy to cow's milk or infant formula, eczema, moderate-to-severe allergic rhinitis or asthma, or milk intolerance.
- severe anemia as Hemoglobin level concentration below 7 g/dl.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04014855
Start Date
October 1 2018
End Date
July 1 2019
Last Update
July 10 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Marian Girgis Rizk Abdelsayed
Cairo, Non-US/Non-Canadian, Egypt, 02