A clinical trial to compare the rise in hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels after giving either intravenous iron sucrose or oral ferrous ascorbate to anemic pregnant women.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Iron Deficiency Anemia in pregnancy.
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2010/091/001290
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Deeba Shafi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
Pregnant women between 28 and 37 weeks of gestation.
hemoglobin between 6 and 10gm%
iron deficiency anemia.
Exclusion Criteria
Anemia from cause other than iron deficiency.
Multiple pregnancy
History of previous blood transfusion.
History of hematological disease.
Risk of preterm labour.
Intolerance to iron derivatives.
Recent administration of iron.
Current usage of iron supplements
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method increase in hemoglobin in g/dlTimepoint: increase in hemoglobin at 2weeks,4 weeks and at 6 weeks.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Increse in serum ferritin levels from baseline.Timepoint: increase at 2 weeks, 4weeks an at 6 weeks.