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Iron Supplementation Among Low-Income Postpartum Women

NCT00207610 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 959

Last updated 2009-02-03

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Summary

Anemia is common among low-income women after they have given birth. Anemia, or low hemoglobin in the blood cells, is usually caused by not having enough iron. Blood cells usually carry oxygen to other parts of the body. Without enough hemoglobin, the ability of blood cells to carry oxygen is decreased. Memory and work may be impaired. The purpose of this study is to evaluate three methods of giving iron to prevent anemia among low-income women after they have given birth.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Daily iron supplements of 65 mg a day for 3 months

BEHAVIORAL

Universal anemia screening and treatment

BEHAVIORAL

Selective anemia screening and treatment

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Amal K Mitra, MD, DrPH · University of Southern Mississippi

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-06-30
Primary Completion
2007-09-30
Completion
2007-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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