Adherence With Iron Sprinkles Among High-Risk Infants

Summary

Compared with iron drops, iron sprinkles supplied for 3 months to high-risk children beginning at age 5-7 months will increase adherence and reduce the rates of anemia and iron deficiency.

Timeline

Start

2005-03

Primary completion

2005-12

Completion

2005-12

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper The use of ferrous fumarate sprinkles rather than traditional ferrous sulfate drops did not improve adherence with daily iron supplementation in low-income infants. PMID 19111318 ↗

Publications

• Results Geltman PL, Hironaka LK, Mehta SD, Padilla P, Rodrigues P, Meyers AF, Bauchner H. Iron supplementation of low-income infants: a randomized clinical trial of adherence with ferrous fumarate sprinkles versus ferrous sulfate drops. J Pediatr. 2009 May;154(5):738-43. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.11.003. Epub 2008 Dec 25.

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