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South African Paediatric Surgical Outcomes Study 2

NCT05681871 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 755

Last updated 2025-09-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Preoperative anaemia has been shown to be associated with worse outcomes after surgery in both adults and children. Limited research has been done on how common preoperative iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA) is in children and how best to treat it. Oral iron is a relatively cost-effective treatment for IDA. This study aims to show whether giving children with IDA oral iron for 6-12 weeks before their surgery significantly improves their haemoglobin.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Ferrous gluconate syrup or ferrous fumarate/folic acid tablets

Oral iron supplementation dosed based on body weight

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Stellenbosch

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of KwaZulu

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Cape Town

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Heidi M Meyer, MBChB · University of CapeTown

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-09
Primary Completion
2025-05-31
Completion
2025-05-31

Countries

  • South Africa

Study Locations

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Diseases

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