Status:
COMPLETED
The Anemia Control Program: High or Low Iron Supplementation
Lead Sponsor:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Conditions:
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Cognitive Development
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-6 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this clinical trial was to determine if high-iron or low-iron formula, containing an average of 12.7 mg/L or 2.3 mg/L respectively, had differing effects on iron status in infancy and o...
Detailed Description
For a detailed description of the clinical trial setting and procedures in infancy, please refer to the following: Walter T, Pino P, Pizarro F and Lozoff B. Prevention of iron-deficiency anemia: Comp...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Birth weight \>= 3.0 kg
- single birth
- no major congenital anomalies
- no major birth or neonatal complications
- no emergency c-section
- no jaundice requiring phototherapy
- no hospitalization for more than 5 days
- no chronic illness
- no iron therapy
- already started to received some bottle feedings by 6 months of age
Exclusion
- residence outside identified neighborhoods
- another infant \<12 months in household
- infant in daycare
- unstable, illiterate, or psychotic caregiver
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 1991
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2004
Estimated Enrollment :
835 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01166451
Start Date
September 1 1991
End Date
March 1 2004
Last Update
October 18 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Instituto de Nutriticion y Tecnologia de los Alimentos
Santiago, Chile