Efficacy of an iron fortified wheat flour for the correction and the prevention of iron deficiency anaemia of children in Salapoumbe

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Haematological Disorders; Paediatrics; iron deficiency aneamia

• Registration Number: PACTR201802003069111
• Lead Sponsor: estlé Nutrition Institute of Africa

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-02-09
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 205

Inclusion Criteria

Apparent good health
- Age ranging 18 to 59 months;
- Haemoglobin rate ranging 7 to 11 g/dl

Exclusion Criteria

- Current iron supplementation;
- Apparent signs of severe malnutrition;
- An observed chronic pathology (tuberculosis, AIDS, cycle cell disease¿);
- Severe acute infection (serious malaria, pneumonia, meningitis¿);
- Blood transfusion of less than 3 months;
- Allergy to the cow's milk and/or to the gluten

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Haemoglobin rate, serum ferritin, serum iron, transferrin saturation, anaemia rate, iron deficiency rate,iron deficiency rate,

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
weight, height