Actively Recruiting
Oral Iron Supplementation on Alternate vs. Consecutive Days for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy
Led by Southern Illinois University · Updated on 2026-04-24
120
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
217 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This will be a randomized clinical trial. Enrolled subjects will be randomized (1:1) into two study arms to receive either daily (Group 1) or alternate day (Group 2) supplementation with one oral pill containing ferrous sulfate with an equivalent elemental iron dose of 65 mg per pill.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Oral Iron Supplementation on Alternate vs. Consecutive Days for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Pregnant patients less than 30 weeks gestational age
- Laboratory confirmed iron-deficiency anemia with hemoglobin under 10.5 g/dL
- Ferritin level under 15 mcg/L
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients younger than 18 years old
- Severe iron-deficiency anemia requiring blood transfusion or intravenous iron
- Known hemoglobin disorders such as thalassemia or sickle cell anemia
- Anemia caused by vitamin B12 or folate deficiency
- Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, or gastric ulcers
- Previous gastric bypass surgery
- Admission for antepartum bleeding
- Diagnosed abnormal placentation (placenta previa, accreta, increta, or percreta)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, Illinois, United States, 62702
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
K
Kathleen A Groesch, MS
CONTACT
T
Teresa S Wilson, BA
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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