Incidence of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Toddlers

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy Infants
• Interventions: Other: Questionnaire filling and laboratory analysis

• Registration Number: NCT00971672
• Lead Sponsor: HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

Brief Summary

The frequency of iron deficiency anemia was extensively studied in infants on the first year of life. There is not enough information about the frequency of iron deficiency during the second and third years of life. In a previous study performed in Israel and published in Pediatrics 2006 the incidence of anemia does not decrease towards age 18 months. Then there is reasonable to study the iron deficiency frequency beyond this age.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to analyze the frequency of Iron deficiency anemia in a group of 400 toddles from age 18 months to 36 months.

Two groups of children will be included, 200 children from Jewish origin and 200 from non Jewish origin, mostly Arabs.

A questionnaire that included demographic characteristics, nutrition and iron supplementation in the first year, growth status, and laboratory results will be filled for each patient.

The laboratory analysis will include complete blood count and serum ferritin analysis.

Children that were previously diagnosed suffering from iron deficiency, children suffering from chronic diseases or were born premature will not be included in the study.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2009-09-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-09-03
• Study First Posted: 2009-09-04
• Study Start: 2010-02
• Primary Completion: 2014-08
• Study Completion: 2014-08
• Status Verified: 2015-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 2015-09-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 260

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy children that attend the pediatric community clinics.

Exclusion Criteria

• Children that were previously diagnosed suffering from iron deficiency.
• Children suffering from chronic diseases or were born premature will not be included in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Toddlers from Jewish origin	Questionnaire filling and laboratory analysis	Toddlers from Jewish origin aged 18 to 36 months
Toddlers from non Jewish origin	Questionnaire filling and laboratory analysis	Toddlers aged 18 to 36 months belonging to non Jewish (Arab) population

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Frequency of anemia (Hemoglobin below normal for age) and Iron deficiency (Low ferritin value)	One year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pediatric Hematology Unit - Ha'Emek Medical Center; 🇮🇱 Afula, Israel