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The Effect of purslane seeds on Anemia

Not Applicable
Conditions
hemoglobin leve in iron deficiency anemia.
Iron deficiency anaemia
Registration Number
IRCT2015011812333N2
Lead Sponsor
Vice-Chancellery for Research at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences and Kerman University of Med
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
53
Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria were as follows: Iranian nationality; being single; age range of 15-18 years; hemoglobin level of 10-12 g/dL; modified Mentzer index greater than 14; red cell distribution width more than 14.6%; serum ferritin level lower than12 ng/L.
The exclusion criteria were as follows: following a special diet for obesity or Weight loss; hydrotherapy; vegetarianism; raw food diets; accidents resulting in burns, or bleeding, or blood transfusion in the past two months; use of chemical or herbal medications interfering with the treatment process; psychosomatic disorders affecting the treatment; parasitic infestations causing anemia; abnormal menstrual bleeding; chronic diarrhea; use of tobacco.
The exclusion criteria during the study were as follows: the preliminary exclusion criteria ;intolerable side-effects of consuming Portulaca Oleracea or ferrous sulfate; stressful events during the study period; febrile diseases; diarrhea more than 48 hours; use of powder or tablets less than 5 days a week or non-use of powder or tablets for 4 days in a week; unwillingness to continue the study

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hemoglobin level. Timepoint: Before and4 weeks after the intervention( the end of treatment). Method of measurement: Venous bloo samples.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Symptoms of iron deficiency anemia. Timepoint: Before and 5 weeks after the intervention (one week after the end of treatment). Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale (0-10) indicating the symptoms of iron deficiency anemia.
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