utritional supplementation in the prevention and treatment of anemia

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Iron deficiency anemia; C15.378.071

• Registration Number: RBR-5cvdrdy
• Lead Sponsor: Ana Paula Grotti Clemente

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-11-27
• Study Completion: 2023-02-20
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Children aged 1 to 6 years, who have a nutritional diagnosis of: very low weight for age, low weight for age or adequate weight for age (< 1 z score) or very short stature and short stature for age (< -2 Z score), according to the indicators Weight for Age and Height for Age (World Health Organization, 2006), and who at the time of recruitment are not using any other supplementation nutritional.

Exclusion Criteria

Children with a nutritional diagnosis of high weight for age (>1 z score) will be excluded from the study, as well as those whose guardians report that they have a diagnosis of neurological or genetic and autoimmune hematological diseases (sickle cell, hemolytic, sideroblastic and aplastic anemias, Fanconi anemia and thalassemia) or with a previous diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia due to other nutritional causes (megaloblastic and pernicious anemias).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified