Cereals as a Source of Iron for Breastfed Infants

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Iron Deficiency
• Interventions: Dietary Supplement: electrolytic iron; Dietary Supplement: ferrous fumarate

• Registration Number: NCT00841061
• Lead Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to determine whether the type of iron in infant cereals makes a differance in how well the cereal helps infants remain free of iron deficiency.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2003-07
• Primary Completion: 2006-05
• Study Completion: 2006-05
• Status Verified: 2009-01
• Study First Submitted: 2009-02-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-02-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-02-09
• Study First Posted: 2009-02-11
• Last Update Posted: 2009-02-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 111

Inclusion Criteria

• exclusively breastfed
• birth weight between 2500 and 4200g
• gestational age >36 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

• supplementing formula
• no iron drops

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cereal L	electrolytic iron	Rice cereal with electrolytic iron
Cereal M	ferrous fumarate	Rice cereal with ferrous fumarate

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
plasma ferritin	280 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
hemoglobin	280

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Iowa; 🇺🇸 Iowa City, Iowa, United States