drugset / Trial / NCT00683527
Timing of Iron Supplementation in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Completed
46 enrolled
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Indian Council of Medical Research · collab
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelPrevention
Summary
To examine if early iron supplementation (starting oral iron at 14 days of life) would improve the nutritional iron status(measured by serum ferritin) of very low birth weight infants at postnatal age of 60 days, when compared to the standard regime of starting iron at 2 months of life.
Timeline
- Start
- 2006-05
- Primary completion
- 2006-11
- Completion
- 2007-01
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | elemental iron | Unknown | 3 mg/kg | Oral |
| Subject | elemental iron | Unknown | 4 mg/kg | Oral |