Status:

COMPLETED

Plasma Hepcidin Response to Differently Dosed Iron Supplements

Lead Sponsor:

Pierre-Alexandre Krayenbuehl

Conditions:

Iron Deficiency (Without Anemia)

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The study participants will take 3 different doses of iron supplements at 8 am, on 3 different days. By taking blood samples in the morning and afternoon, the investigators will determine the effects ...

Detailed Description

15 healthy young women with non-anemic iron deficiency will participate in the study. On 4 different days the investigators will take two blood samples (one in the morning at 8 am, before the iron int...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Informed Consent as documented by signature
  • Female gender
  • Premenopausal
  • Age \> 18 years
  • Regular menstrual cycle
  • BMI in normal range (18-25kg/m2)
  • Serum-ferritin ≤30ng/ml
  • No anemia
  • No intake of dietary supplements

Exclusion

  • Intake of dietary supplements
  • Pregnancy
  • Hypermenorrhea (\> 80ml blood loss, or more than 5 unties/tampons per day)
  • Anemia
  • Serum-ferritin \>30ng/ml
  • BMI \<18 kg/m2 or \>25 kg/m2
  • Chronic inflammatory disease
  • Hypersensitivity to iron supplements

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04735848

Start Date

June 1 2021

End Date

August 31 2021

Last Update

October 8 2021

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Universitätsspital Zürich

Zurich, Switzerland, 8091