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Iron Absorption and Utilization in Adolescents Infected With Malaria Parasites, Hookworms or Schistosoma

NCT01163877 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 43

Last updated 2013-10-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the change in iron metabolism in relation to malaria and helminth infections using a stable isotope technique.

Conditions

  • Malaria, Falciparum
  • Hookworm Infections
  • Schistosoma Haematobium

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Fe-57 orally, Fe-58 intravenously

Subjects will receive a test drink containing 3 mg Fe-57 in the form of labelled FeSO4 followed by 1 ml of an aqueous solution containing 50 μg Fe-58 as iron citrate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rita Wegmüller, Dr. · Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2013-09-30

Countries

  • Côte d’Ivoire

Study Locations

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