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Role of Oral Iron Supplementation in Treatment of Anemia Secondary to Acute Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
non variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
oral iron supplement, anemia, non variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Registration Number
TCTR20190225002
Lead Sponsor
Hatyai Hospital Foundation
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
168
Inclusion Criteria

1. non variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding who admited in hospital
2. age between 18-75 years
3. who was diagnosed with anemia secondary to UGIB on the day of inclusion (Anemia was defined according to the definitions of the World Health Organization (WHO): hemoglobin level lower than 12 g/dL for women and 13 g/dL for men)

Exclusion Criteria

(1) pregnant or nursing mothers
(2) pathologies that could influence anemia progression (including chronic renal failure, decompensated cirrhosis, cancer, presence of systemic inflammatory response syndrome [SIRS] or sepsis)
(3) history of overt UGIB within 3 months prior to inclusion
(4) previous iron supplementation intake within 3 months
(5) history of chronic anemia or treatment of erythropoietin
(6) contraindication of iron use (e.g., hemochromatosis, thalassemia major, and history of allergy to oral iron medicine)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Serum hemoglobin level 6 week after upper gastrointestinal bleeding g/d
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
serum iron 6 week after upper gastrointestinal bleeding microgram/dL,TIBC 6 week after upper gastrointestinal bleeding microgram/dL,Serum ferritin 6 week after upper gastrointestinal bleeding nanogram/dL,adverse drugs reaction of iron supplement 6 week after upper gastrointestinal bleeding times
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