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Neurodevelopment After Early Iron Supplementation

NCT00457990 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 204

Last updated 2007-04-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background: Iron deficiency in early childhood may impair neurodevelopment.

Aim: To examine whether early iron supplementation improved neurodevelopment in preterm infants.

Method: Children who participated in a clinical trial of iron supplementation were invited for a neurodevelopmental follow-up examination at the time of school entry.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Oral administration of ferrous sulphate

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Ulm

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Axel R Franz, MD · University of Ulm

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
7 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-04-30
Completion
2005-12-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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