Iron status of children with diabetes type 1
- Conditions
- iron deficiency, children, diabetes type 1, HbA1c
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON22325
- Lead Sponsor
- Juliana Children's Hospital/Haga Hospital, the Hague, the Netherlands
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Other
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 275
Inclusion Criteria
children, aged 1 to 18 years.
- diagnosis of DM for at least one year and based on internationally accepted definitions (Craig 2009).The period of one year is chosen to exclude children who are still in their honeymoon phase and who might use therefore less insulin.
Exclusion Criteria
- known infections in the last four weeks
- C-reactive protein equal or above 5 mg/L
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the iron status of children with diabetes mellitus type 1, based on several iron status parameters. <br /><br>ID will be classified according to the WHO criteria for ID (serum ferritin < 12 or < 15, depending on the age).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - to identify determinants of ID & IDA in children with DM type 1. <br /><br>- to investigate the influence of ID(A) on HbA1c levels.