Incidence and risk factors of iron overload in very low birth weight infants

• Conditions: Incidence of iron overload in very low birth weight infants; Iron overload, very low birth weight infants, serum ferritin

• Registration Number: TCTR20220223007
• Lead Sponsor: Research to routine (R2R), Mahidol university

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-02-23
• Study Completion: 2023-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: nknown
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 73

Inclusion Criteria

VLBW infant who was born in Siriraj hosital

Exclusion Criteria

Major congenital or chromosomal abnormality
Inability or unwillingness to participate in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of Iron overload at postnatal age 1 month Serum ferritin level more than 300 ng/ml

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
correlation of serum ferritin level and volume of RBC transfusion at postnatal age 1 month Serum ferritin level, Volume of RBC transfusion