Efficacy of Daily and Weekly Iron Supplementation on Anemia Prevalence in Thai Infants Aged 6-12 Months
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Dietary supplement
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This study aims to compare the efficacy of daily iron supplementation and weekly iron supplementation in infants aged 6-12 months on the prevalence of anemia, hemoglobin level, and serum ferritin levels. Infants will be enrolled at 6 months and will be randomly assigned to receive either daily or weekly iron supplementation for the first 3 months and will be followed by weekly iron supplementation for another 3 months.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 6 months
Maximum Age: 1
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• Apparently healthy infant, aged 6 months ± 2 weeks
• Having a birth weight between 2,500 and 4,000 grams
• Being born full term (37 to 41 weeks of age + 6 days)
• Having hemoglobin ≥ 10.5 g/dL
• Being planned to breastfeed with complementary food and/or complementary foods with formula milk
Locations
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Thailand
Samphran District Hospital
RECRUITING
Sam Phran
Contact Information
Primary
Tippawan Pongcharoen, PhD
tippawan.pon@mahidol.ac.th
66813749901
Backup
Poonyanuch Chongjaroenjai, MD
poonyanuch@sut.ac.th
66899497799
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-03-15
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-10-14
Participants
Target number of participants: 300
Treatments
Experimental: Group 1 daily iron supplementation
12.5 mg daily iron syrup supplementation from 6-9 months old, followed by 12.5 mg weekly iron syrup supplementation from 9-12 months old.~Infants aged 6-9 months will receive two iron syrup bottles. One bottle aims for ingestion every Monday of the week, and one bottle aims for ingestion on other days of the week.~At ages 9-12 months, infants will receive an iron syrup bottle that aims for ingestion every Monday of the week.
Other: Group 2 weekly iron supplementation
12.5 mg weekly iron syrup supplementation from 6-12 months old. Infants aged 6-9 months will receive an iron syrup bottle that aims for ingestion every Monday of the week and a placebo bottle that aims for ingestion on other days of the week.~At ages 9-12 months, infants will receive an iron syrup bottle that aims for ingestion every Monday of the week.
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Sponsors
Leads: Mahidol University
Collaborators: Suranaree University of Technology