Effect of supplemental Iron on educational achievement
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Iron deficiency without anemia.Iron deficiency
- Registration Number
- IRCT201008254630N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
1) all the female student who are studding in Isfahan university faculty of science, department of biology, in the second semester of year 1389-90, who have Iron deficiency without anemia (low ferritin but no anemia).
Exclusion criteria: 1) anemia; 2) any chronic illness; 3) any obvious emotional or unexpected event during the trial (i.e. loss of family members, marriage, pregnancy…); 4) Refusal to be included in the clinical trial; 5) drug complications that may interfere with the use of iron supplement .
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Educational ranking. Timepoint: Before intervention, and at the end of the semester (after the end of intervention). Method of measurement: Marks mentioned in the semester report.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Complications of prescribing supplemental Iron. Timepoint: Every 3 weeks. Method of measurement: Asking question face to face.