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Periconceptional Iron Supplementation in Rural Bangladesh

NCT00953134 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 273

Last updated 2021-04-19

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Summary

The investigators hypothesize that periconceptional iron supplementation to married, nulliparous women in rural Bangladesh will significantly reduce anemia and improve hemoglobin concentrations before and during pregnancy.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Ferrous fumarate (iron)

60 mg of ferrous fumarate

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

folic acid

400 mcg folic acid

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amina Khambalia, MSc · The Hospital for Sick Children

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-02-28
Primary Completion
2008-02-29
Completion
2008-03-31

Countries

  • Bangladesh

Study Locations

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Diseases

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