A study comparing parenteral with oral iron supplementation in pregnancy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- pregnant women with Iron deficiency anemia
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2013/11/004142
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr RPGMC Kangra HP
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age >18 years
2. Singleton pregnancy between 24â??34 weeks of
gestation,
3. Moderate iron deficiency anemia (hemoglobin
7.0â??9.0 g/dL),
4. Mean corpuscular volume <85 fL,
5. Serum ferritin level <15 ng/mL,
6. Negative naked eye single tube red cell osmotic
fragility test (NESTROFT)
7. No associated obstetric or medical
complications.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Anemia due to any cause other than iron
deficiency
2. Severe anemia (Hb <7.0 g/dL)
3. Asthma, viral hepatitis, cirrhosis,
cardiovascular disease, autoimmune disease,
suspected acute infection
4. Intolerance to iron derivatives
5. Women who had received parenteral iron
treatment earlier (last 6 months)
6. Not willing to participate in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method