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Cereals as a Source of Iron for Breastfed Infants

NCT00841061 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 111

Last updated 2009-02-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to determine whether the type of iron in infant cereals makes a differance in how well the cereal helps infants remain free of iron deficiency.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

electrolytic iron

1/4 a cup of cereal fortified with electrolytic iron per day between the ages of 112 days and 280 days of age

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

ferrous fumarate

1/4 cup of cereal fortified with ferrous fumarate to be fed per day between ages of 112 days and 280 days of age

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Ekhard E Ziegler, MD · University of Iowa

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
28 Days
Max Age
1 Year
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-07-31
Primary Completion
2006-05-31
Completion
2006-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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