estimation of Iron levels in women with hair loss
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- hair loss for more than three months
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2011/05/001710
- Lead Sponsor
- prince aly khan hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
Women with telogen effluvium.
Age : 18-40 years.
Normal menses history.
Hair loss of more than 3 month.
Compliant patient.
Exclusion Criteria
Irregular menses.
Pregnancy
Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD)
Thyroid dysfunction
Patient on iron supplements
Androgenetic alopecia
Alopecia areata
Patient on anti cancer / anti metabolic drugs
Recent blood transfusion
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To estimate and evaluate serum iron, serum ferritin level and TIBG in women with hair loss. <br/ ><br>2.TO detect the above parameters in women with telogen effluvium over 3 months and statistically analyse the proportion of overt iron deficiency in women who have long standing telogen effluvium. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1. to estimate and evaluate serum iron, serum ferritin level and TIBG in women with hair loss. <br/ ><br>2.TO detect the above parameters in women with telogen effluvium over 3 months and statistically analyse the proportion of overt iron deficiency in women who have long standing telogen effluvium. <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To rationalise by statistical evaluation wether iron and serum ferritin test results are significant for hair lossTimepoint: 6 months