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Iron Fortified Beverages and Application in Women Predisposed to Anemia

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Iron-deficiency Anemia
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Iron fortified fruit juice
Dietary Supplement: non-fortified fruit juices consumed as part of the usual diet
Registration Number
NCT01135576
Lead Sponsor
National Research Council, Spain
Brief Summary

* The objective of the study is to know if consumption of an iron fortified fruit juice containing micronized iron pyrophosphate, is useful to increase iron status in women predisposed to iron deficiency anemia.

* A secondary objective is to know if consumption of this iron fortified fruit juice modifies bone remodelling.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
122
Inclusion Criteria
  • Women
  • non-smoker
  • non-pregnant
  • non-breastfeeding
  • serum ferritin <40 ng/ml
  • hemoglobin>=11g/dl
Exclusion Criteria
  • Serum Ferritin >=40 ng/ml
  • Hemoglobin <11g/dl
  • Amenorrhea
  • Menopause
  • Iron deficiency anemia
  • Thalassemia
  • Hemochromatosis
  • Blood donors
  • Chronic gastric diseases
  • Renal diseases
  • Eating disorders
  • Allergy to any component of the study juices
  • Consumption of iron or ascorbic acid supplements within 4 month prior to participating in the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Iron fortified fruit juicesIron fortified fruit juiceConsumption of iron fortified fruit juices as part of the usual diet
Placebo juicesnon-fortified fruit juices consumed as part of the usual dietConsumption of non-iron fortified fruit juices as part of the usual diet
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Serum Ferritinmonitored during 16 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
transferrin saturationmonitored during 16 weeks
soluble transferrin receptormonitored during 16 weeks
serum ironmonitored during 16 weeks
Serum transferrinmonitored during 16 weeks
Hemoglobinmonitored during 16 weeks
zinc protoporphyrinmonitored during 16 weeks
Total red blood cellsmonitored during 16 weeks
Hematocritmonitored during 16 weeks
Mean corpuscular volumemonitored during 16 weeks
Red blood cell distribution widthmonitored during 16 weeks
25-hydroxycholecalciferolmonitored during 16 weeks
alkaline phosphatase bone-isoenzyme (ALP)monitored during 16 weeks
serum cross-linked N-telopeptide of type I collagen (NTx)monitored during 16 weeks
Total cholesterolmonitored during 16 weeks
HDL-cholesterolmonitored during 16 weeks
LDL-cholesterolmonitored during 16 weeks
Glucosemonitored during 16 weeks
Serum triacylglycerolsmonitored during 16 weeks
T-chol/HDL-cholmonitored during 16 weeks
LDL-chol/HDL-cholmonitored during 16 weeks
Systolic blood pressuremonitored during 16 weeks
Diastolic blood pressuremonitored during 16 weeks
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