Status:

COMPLETED

Iron and Vaccine Response

Lead Sponsor:

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Collaborating Sponsors:

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Conditions:

Iron Deficiency Anemia

Vaccine Preventable Disease

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-55 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Vaccines often underperform in Africa compared to high-income countries. Why vaccines do not work as well in Africa remains uncertain. Malnutrition likely plays a role. Our study objective is to asses...

Detailed Description

Group 1 (immediate iron treatment) will receive iron treatment before vaccination. Women in both groups will receive two intramuscular vaccines (influenza and yellow fever). Vaccine response will be m...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18-55 years old
  • Zinc protoporphyrin \> or equal 40 mmol/mol heme
  • hemoglobin \< or equal 109 g/L
  • no malaria
  • no known HIV infection
  • no medical condition that precludes study involvement
  • no iron supplementation 1 week prior to study start
  • no recent tuberculosis infection
  • no vaccination of yellow fever or influenza prior to enrolment
  • not pregnant

Exclusion

  • \-

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 29 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 9 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

121 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04912661

Start Date

May 29 2021

End Date

September 9 2021

Last Update

September 14 2021

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Msambweni County Referral Hospital

Msambweni, Kwale County, Kenya