Irostat.
Completed
- Conditions
- iron deficiencyiron deficiency anaemiayoung healthy children from the Netherlands
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON22896
- Lead Sponsor
- HAGA ziekenhuis / Juliana Kinderziekenhuis
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
1. Male and female subjects, aged 6-36 months undergoing elective surgery;
2. General anesthaesia induced by intravenous injection;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Known infection in the last 4 weeks;
2. Oncologic disorder;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Iron status;<br /><br>2. Serum haemoglobin;<br /><br>3. Mean cell volume and serum ferritin;<br /><br>4. Reticulocyte hemoglobin content.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To define whether following factors contribute to iron deficiency during childhood:<br /><br>1. Iron status at birth (maternal iron status/anaemia, smoking during pregnancy, preeclampsia, lower gestational age and lower birth weight);<br /><br>2. Postnatal needs for iron (more rapid growth);<br /><br>3. Bioavailable iron (more cow milk);<br /><br>4. Sex;<br /><br>5. Ethnicity (European versus non-European);<br /><br>6. Socioeconomic status;<br /><br>7. BMI;<br /><br>8. Attending day-care.