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| Name | Class |
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| University of Iowa | OTHER |
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With early screening and appropriate iron supplementation, iron deficiency in the first year of life can be prevented in breastfed infants.
Infants with low ferritin at 1 month are at high risk of iron deficiency. They will receive iron drops starting at 2 months. All other infants are at low risk of iron deficiency. All infants will receive iron-fortified cereal starting at 4 months of age.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention | Active Comparator | Fer-in-Sol drops and iron-fortified cereal |
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| Control | Other | No intervention |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fer-in-Sol | Dietary Supplement | Fer-in-Sol drops providing 7.5 mg iron in 0.3 ml per day given from 84 to 168 d of age and iron-fortified cereal |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Iron deficiency anemia will be prevented in all infants before 5.5 mo of age | Iron deficiency anemia will be defined as plasma ferritin less than 10 ug/L and hemoglobin less than 105 g/L. The expected outcome is there will be no infants with iron deficiency anemia before 5.5 mo of age. | 5.5 mo |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Determine the number of infants with iron deficiency between 5.5 and 9 mo of age | Iron deficiency will be determined as plasma ferritin less than 10 ug/L. We will determine the number of infants with iron deficiency between 5.5 and 9 mo of age | 9 mo |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Ekhard Ziegler, MD | University of Iowa | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Iowa | Iowa City | Iowa | 52242 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000090463 | Iron Deficiencies |
| D000740 | Anemia |
| ID | Term |
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| D019189 | Iron Metabolism Disorders |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D006402 | Hematologic Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| C020748 | ferrous sulfate |
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| control | Other | No dietary supplements |
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| D006425 | Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases |