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Using Iron Supplementation to Decrease Iron Deficiency Anemia in Infants and Young Children in India

NCT00213161 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 425

Last updated 2021-04-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the smallest dose of Sprinkles, a single-serving package of iron and other micronutrients, to treat infants with iron deficiency anemia in India. Results have implications for programs using Sprinkles worldwide because lower doses of iron may have fewer side effects.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

iron supplement, iron drops

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stanley Zlotkin, PhD, MD · The Hospital for Sick Children

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
18 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-08-31
Completion
2005-06-30

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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Diseases

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