Iron REplacement ADvice Study in female donors aged 18-45 years

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Iron deficiency; Blood - Anaemia

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000430639
• Lead Sponsor: Australian Red Cross Blood Service

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-04-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 1500

Inclusion Criteria

Females aged 18-45 (inclusive) on the day of recruitment
-Eligible and intending to donate whole blood
-Made at least one whole blood donation (>300mL) in the last -12 months
-Able to provide written consent

Exclusion Criteria

Therapeutic donors
Autologous donors
Donors who are ineligible to donate (including Hb-related deferrals)
Donors converted to apheresis on the day of the recruitment visit; and
Donors with any of the following:
-A history of allergy to iron supplements
-A history of hereditary haemochromatosis, iron overload or a known genetic predisposition to these conditions.
-A family history of haemochromatosis (and have not been tested to exclude genetic predisposition to the condition); or
-Red cell disorders (i.e. thalassaemia trait, sickle cell trait, G6PD deficiency, hereditary spherocytosis, hereditary elliptocytosis)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified