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Effects of Taking Prenatal Vitamin-mineral Supplements During Lactation on Iron Status and Markers of Oxidation

NCT01047098 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 114

Last updated 2017-05-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Most breastfeeding women are told by their health care provider to continue taking prenatal vitamins after they give birth. A woman's requirement for iron while breastfeeding is low, yet prenatal vitamins contain a large amount of iron. The purpose of this study is to see if breastfeeding women are getting too much iron when taking prenatal vitamins.

Conditions

  • Iron Overload
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Iron-deficiency Anemia

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Iron

Iron as iron sulfate

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Iron

Iron as iron sulfate

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Placebo capsule

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of California, Davis

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kathryn G Dewey, PhD · Professor

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-10-31
Primary Completion
2010-04-30
Completion
2010-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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