Neurodevelopment After Early Iron Supplementation

Summary

Background: Iron deficiency in early childhood may impair neurodevelopment. Aim: To examine whether early iron supplementation improved neurodevelopment in preterm infants. Method: Children who participated in a clinical trial of iron supplementation were invited for a neurodevelopmental follow-up examination at the time of school entry.

Timeline

Start

2002-04

Primary completion

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Completion

2005-12

Publications

• Steinmacher J, Pohlandt F, Bode H, Sander S, Kron M, Franz AR. Randomized trial of early versus late enteral iron supplementation in infants with a birth weight of less than 1301 grams: neurocognitive development at 5.3 years' corrected age. Pediatrics. 2007 Sep;120(3):538-46. doi: 10.1542/peds.2007-0495.

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