Status:
COMPLETED
Early Versus Late Enteral Iron in Infants Less Than 1301 Grams
Lead Sponsor:
University of Ulm
Conditions:
Iron Deficiency
Anemia of Prematurity
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-7 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: Preterm infants are at risk of iron deficiency. The smaller the infants are at birth, the smaller the iron stores at birth and the higher the risk of iron deficiency. Hypothesis: Preterm ...
Detailed Description
Objectives. To examine whether early enteral iron supplementation (EI) would improve serum ferritin as a measure of nutritional iron status at 2 months of age and would prevent definite iron deficienc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inborn infant
- Birth weight of \<1301 g
- Admitted between June 1996 and June 1999
Exclusion
- Major anomalies
- Hemolytic disease
- Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
- Missing parental consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 1996
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
September 1 1999
Estimated Enrollment :
126 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00458068
Start Date
June 1 1996
End Date
September 1 1999
Last Update
April 9 2007
Active Locations (1)
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University Children's Hospital
Ulm, Germany, 89070