A comparative study of â??alternate dayâ?? versus â??dailyâ?? of oral iron tablets in pregnant women with mild anemia
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: D50- Iron deficiency anemia
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/12/022448
- Lead Sponsor
- CMC vellore
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
i.Pregnant women between 12 to 24 weeks
ii.Hemoglobin 10.0 to 10.9
iii.People consenting for the study
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria:
a)High risk pregnancies
i.Multiple gestations,
ii.severe anaemia
iii.anaemia with failure
iv.risk of preterm delivery
b)Medical disorders
i.hematological disorders
ii.renal disorders
iii.chronic infections
c)criteria related to iron absorption
i.intolerance to oral iron
ii.recent blood transfusions in past 30 days
iii.Parental therapy
iv.Irritable bowel syndrome
v.Bariatric surgeries
d) people who are not consenting for the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Hemoglobin from baseline to 8 weeks later.Timepoint: 8 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Change in serum ferritin from baseline to post baseline (after 8 weeks) <br/ ><br>2.Differences in gastrointestinal side effects <br/ ><br>3.Differences in compliance <br/ ><br>4.Differences in patient satisfaction <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 8 weeks