Iron status in regular platelet donors
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/01/048721
- Lead Sponsor
- Intra mural fund
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.First time whole blood donor
2.First time plateletpheresis donor (With at least one whole blood donation in last one year)
3.Frequent plateletpheresis donor ( > 6 double dose platelet apheresis in last one year)
Exclusion Criteria
1.Repeat plateletpheresis donor having RBC loss due to failed apheresis collections in last 6 months
2.First time plateletpheresis donors without any prior whole blood donation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To quantify the iron stores in first time whole blood, first time apheresis and frequent platelet apheresis donors by estimating serum ferritin levels and serum erythropoietin levels <br/ ><br>Timepoint: at baseline
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine whether repeat platelet apheresis donors require annual serum ferritin screening program to early identify the iron deficiency statusTimepoint: at time of enrolment