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Iron Supplementation to Reduce Preschoolers Anemia: Comparison Between Intermittent and Cyclic Procedure

NCT00992823 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 99

Last updated 2009-10-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of iron supplements given at intervals corresponding to the mean life of red blood cells compared to weekly supplementation, in reducing the prevalence of preschool anemia.

Method: Ninety-nine children from public day care centers with ages from 24 to 59 months old were randomly divided into two groups. All the children received 40 doses of 30 mg of ferrous sulfate during a 10-month intervention period. Group 1 received once weekly supplementation and Group 2 received supplementation in two 5-month cycles, each cycle consisting of one month of supplementation (20 workdays) and four months without supplementation.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

iron supplementation

40 doses of 30 mg of ferrous sulfate during a 10-month intervention period

BIOLOGICAL

iron supplementation

supplementation in two 5-month cycles, each cycle consisting of one month of supplementation (20 workdays) and four months without supplementation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sao Jose do Rio Preto Medical School

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patricia M Cury, MDPhD · FAMEP

  • Geraldo PL Coutinho, MD · Sao Jose do Rio Preto Medical School

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
24 Months
Max Age
59 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-03-31
Primary Completion
2007-02-28
Completion
2008-07-31

Countries

  • Brazil

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