Status:
COMPLETED
Iron and the Breast-Fed Infant: Iron Status and Two Regimens of Iron Supplementation
Lead Sponsor:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Conditions:
Iron Deficiency
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-24 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Normal breastfed infants can develop iron deficiency by 6 months of age. This trial tested the hypothesis that regular provision of a source of iron beginning at 4 months of age improves iron status a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Predominantly breastfed (at 4 months) term infants
Exclusion
- Not predominantly breastfed at 4 months
- Premature infants
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2001
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
171 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00760890
Start Date
June 1 2001
End Date
October 1 2005
Last Update
September 26 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Fomon Infant Nutrition Unit
Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242