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Iron Supplementation Outcome on Recurrent Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in 6-15 Years Old Egyptian School Children

NCT02398968 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1000

Last updated 2020-05-28

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Summary

Recurrent upper respiratory infections ( RURTIs) are common in school aged children. An adequate iron status might reduce their prevalence. The aim of the study is to assess the percentage and type of RURTIs in Egyptian school children, assessing the percentage of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and the effect of iron supplementation on the recurrence and severity of upper respiratory tract infections .

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

iron fumerate

iron fumerate supplementation (6mg/kg/d) for arm 1 iron fumerate supplementation (1mg/kg/d) for arm 2

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ain Shams University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mohsen S Elalfy, professor · Ain Shams University

  • Ehab K Emam, professor · Ain Shams University

  • Khaled M Abd-al aziz, professor · Ain Shams University

  • Yasmin G El gendy, lecturer · Ain Shams University

  • Mohamed T Hamza, lecturer · Ain Shams University

  • marian g rizk, ass lect · Ain Shams University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-04-30
Completion
2016-05-31

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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