A Test of Iron Malabsorption in Patients With Iron Deficiency Anemia

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Iron Deficiency Anemia

In brief

The objective of the study is to develop a simple, noninvasive test for evaluation of iron absorption as a tool to determine the cause of iron deficiency anemia. Healthy, premenopausal women with iron deficiency with or without anemia will be recruited for the study. Participants will, over the course of two months, ingest an iron solution three times; after each iron ingestion, participants will collect their stool and bring it to the study investigators for assessment of iron content.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00399191

Run by

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

People needed

15

Starts

2006-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-03-18

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ferritin <40

You may not qualify if…

• pregnant,
• post-partum,
• s/p GIT surgery,
• known malabsorption,
• coeliac disease,
• Helicobacter pylori

Where it is running

• UT Southwestern — Dallas, Texas, United States

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