Status:
COMPLETED
Meals to Improve Absorption of Iron Supplements
Lead Sponsor:
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Conditions:
Iron-deficiency
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
One of the targeted objectives of Healthy People 2020 is to reduce iron deficiency among women of reproductive age (WRA). Consuming foods rich in iron and/or oral iron supplementation is typically rec...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Body mass index (BMI) falls within the normal weight or overweight range (18.5-29.9 kg/m\^2)
- Low iron stores (serum ferritin \<25 μg/L)
- Willing to refrain from smoking and \>2 alcoholic drinks/week for the duration of the study period
- Willing to refrain from vitamin and mineral supplementation for the duration of the study
Exclusion
- Currently smoking or vaping
- Currently taking a medication that interferes with micronutrient metabolism
- Unwilling to refrain from vitamin and mineral supplementation for the duration of the study
- Restrictive diets (i.e., vegan or vegetarian diets)
- Metabolic or cardiovascular abnormalities (e.g., kidney disease, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc.)
- History of any disease or abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract including, but not limited to, diverticulosis, diverticulitis and inflammatory bowel disease, peptic ulcer disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis; or previous gastrointestinal surgery
- Blood donation within 4 months of beginning the study
- Abnormal blood clotting
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 10 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
59 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04793906
Start Date
May 10 2021
End Date
November 1 2024
Last Update
February 7 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70808