To find out the benefit of alternate day versus daily oral iron therapy in iron deficient childre
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: D509- Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/08/056597
- Lead Sponsor
- DR PRANATI GROVER
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients between 6 months to 10 years of age diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who have received blood transfusion in past 3 months, oral or injectable iron supplements, patients with hemoglobinopathies, premature infants born before 32 weeks of gestation, patient with active infection
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the efficacy of alternate versus twice daily oral iron therapy in children with iron deficiency anemiaTimepoint: Over a span of one year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Effect of alternate versus twice daily oral iron therapy on serum hepcidin levels <br/ ><br>2. To compare the GI side effects in both the groups that may affect the compliance.Timepoint: Over a span of 1 year.