Comparison of Daily vs Weekly Iron supplementation in 6-24 month old babies
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/03/012536
- Lead Sponsor
- Safdarjung Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 103
Inclusion Criteria
(1) Apparently Healthy 6 to 24 months old babies born by full term singleton pregnancy, predominantly breastfed in the first 6 months of life
(2) Birth weight >2500g
Exclusion Criteria
(1) Hemoglobin less than 11 grams per decilitre
(2) Major congenital abnormality
(3) Any adverse event requiring hospitalization
(4) History of chronic disease or perinatal disease
(5) Previous history of blood transfusion or blood sampling >10ml
(6) History of iron supplementation/therapy
(7) History of either Anemic mother or Malnutrition
(8) H/O bleeding disorder
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare efficacy of daily vs weekly iron supplementation in preventing Iron deficiency anemia among 6 to 24 months old babiesTimepoint: Baseline and 100 days after enrollment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the growth pattern (Weight, Length and Head Circumference) in babies receiving daily and weekly iron supplementationTimepoint: Baseline and 100 days after enrollment