Status:
COMPLETED
The Oral Iron on the Prevention of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Obese Pregnant
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Conditions:
Anemia of Pregnancy
Eligibility:
FEMALE
20-35 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Anemia is known as a condition in which the hemoglobin level is lower than normal. Anemia is one of the most common complications during pregnancy. Anemia in pregnancy is defined as a hemoglobin level...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Pregnant woman in a singleton pregnancy (12-14 weeks).
- BMI (30- 40 kg/m2).
- Normal hemoglobin level (\>11 g/dL).
- Normal hematocrit (Hct 31-41%).
- Normal ferritin level (6-130 ng/mL).
- Women willingness to participate in the study.
- Women living in the nearby area to make follow-up visits possible.
Exclusion
- Multiple gestations.
- Women received a recent blood transfusion.
- Women with threatened miscarriage.
- Women are known to have pathological blood loss.
- Intolerant to oral iron form.
- History of the hematologic disorder.
- Women used iron in the past 3 months.
- Women with chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes, renal diseases, thyroid disease……).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
230 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04101461
Start Date
October 1 2019
End Date
April 1 2022
Last Update
May 4 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Woman's Health Hospital - Assiut university
Asyut, Egypt, 71111