Prevention of Iron Deficiency in Breastfed Infants

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Iron Deficiency, Anemia

In brief

With early screening and appropriate iron supplementation, iron deficiency in the first year of life can be prevented in breastfed infants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01444261

Run by

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

People needed

219

Starts

2010-12-01

Expected to finish

2014-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-31

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Term infants
• gestational age 37-42 weeks
• birth weight > 2500 g
• exclusively breastfed at 28 d of age
• intend to breast feed until 9 mo of age

You may not qualify if…

• supplemental formula before 4 mo of age

Where it is running

• University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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