Periconceptional Iron Supplementation in Rural Bangladesh
NCT ID: NCT00953134
Last Updated: 2021-04-19
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
EARLY_PHASE1
273 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2007-02-28
2008-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
SINGLE_GROUP
PREVENTION
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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1
IFA - Iron and Folic Acid (60 mg of ferrous fumarate and 400 mcg folic acid)
Ferrous fumarate (iron)
60 mg of ferrous fumarate
folic acid
400 mcg folic acid
2
FA - Folic Acid (400 mcg folic acid)
folic acid
400 mcg folic acid
Interventions
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Ferrous fumarate (iron)
60 mg of ferrous fumarate
folic acid
400 mcg folic acid
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Married
* Nulliparous
* \< 40 years old
* Living in the same household as their husband
Exclusion Criteria
* Pregnant at enrollment
* Planning to move out of the region
* Using iron supplements within the previous 3 months
* Using an implant form of birth control, or had surgery to prevent pregnancy
* Women with a Hb concentration of \< 70 g/L, defined as severely anemic according to WHO definition (5), were excluded from the study and appropriately treated
40 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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The Hospital for Sick Children
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Stanley Zlotkin
Chief, Global Child Health
Principal Investigators
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Amina Khambalia, MSc
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
The Hospital for Sick Children
Locations
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Brac
Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
Countries
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References
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Khambalia AZ, O'Connor DL, Macarthur C, Dupuis A, Zlotkin SH. Periconceptional iron supplementation does not reduce anemia or improve iron status among pregnant women in rural Bangladesh. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Nov;90(5):1295-302. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28350. Epub 2009 Sep 30.
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Other Identifiers
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Periconceptional_Fe
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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