FACE-APPS-Based Approach for Improving Iron Deficiency Anaemia Indicators Among Female Adolescents at Marginalized Communities
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Conditions studied: Iron Deficiency Anemia, Digital Health Literacy, Health Promotion Model (HPM)
In brief
This study aims to evaluate the effect of the Face-to-face Assisted Counselling with Enhanced Application School-Based Approach (FACE-APPS-Based Approach) on anemia indicators among female adolescents. The study is a prospective, randomized controlled trial. A total of 160 female adolescents with hemoglobin levels below 12.0 g/dL will be recruited from 7 secondary schools. Random assignment at the individual level, stratified by baseline anemia status, will be used to ensure balance. For participants in the intervention group, the intervention will be designed by an interdisciplinary team and administered over 4 months, comprising 8 face-to-face counseling sessions and 8 parallel mobile application modules. Control group participants will receive standard care (diagnosis and referral). The primary outcomes are the mean differences in hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels. Secondary outcomes are engagement among female adolescents (attendance at counseling sessions and completion of mobile application modules).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07633262
- Run by
- Cairo University
- People needed
- 160
- Starts
- 2026-05-24
- Expected to finish
- 2026-11-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-10
Who can join
Age: 14 and older, up to 14. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Adolescent females aged 14-17 years
- who are attending high school
- who have haemoglobin levels <12 mg/dl and serum ferritin levels below 15 μg/L
You may not qualify if…
- Adolescents have other causes of anemia, such as thalassemia and sickle cell anemia, and malaria will be excluded.
- Adolescents with chronic diseases that affect iron metabolism (e.g., chronic kidney disease) or other severe illnesses or conditions that may interfere with active participation.
- Pregnant females will be excluded (if included in the age group).
- Adolescents with gastrointestinal ulcers, colon polyps, or cancers; celiac disease; Crohn's disease; or gastric bypass surgery.
Where it is running
- Administration of Education, Secondary Schools — Wadi Addawasir, Wadi Addawasir Governorate, Saudi Arabia (enrolling)
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