Awareness of Iron Status Evaluation in UGIB

Completed

• Conditions: Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

• Registration Number: NCT06299007
• Lead Sponsor: Hat Yai Medical Education Center

Brief Summary

BACKGROUND: Data on the awareness of the need to evaluate iron status and IDA prevalence in acute UGIB are limited.

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the rate of evaluation of iron status and prevalence of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and the associated factors in patients with anemia hospitalized for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-31
• Study Completion: 2023-12-31
• Study First Submitted: 2024-02-28
• Status Verified: 2024-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-03-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-03-05
• Study First Posted: 2024-03-07
• Last Update Posted: 2024-03-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 867

Inclusion Criteria

• patients > 18 years of age who were admitted because of acute UGIB and were diagnosed with anemia from UGIB during hospitalization.

Exclusion Criteria

• patients who had previously undergone endoscopy at another institution before admission
• patients who had a definite cause of UGIB that was inconclusive
• incomplete data for analysis.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
iron status measurement	During admission	iron status measurement during admission among patients hospitalized for acute UGIB.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Iron deficiency anemia	During admission	patients with anemia who had serum ferritin \< 30 μg/L and/or transferrin saturation \< 16%.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hatyai Hospital; 🇹🇭 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand