Iron Status in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Assiut University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Anemia, Iron Deficiency

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: cbc serum ferritin serum iron

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06441734

anemia in autism

Details and patient eligibility

About

to evaluate the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia in group with autism spectrum disorders in comparison to normal children group

Enrollment: 46 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• children who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder according to DSM -V
• not having infection inflammatory conditions chronic physical illness
• children who are not receiving iron supplementation

Exclusion criteria

• age below 2 years and above 12 years
• having an infection or inflammatory conditions chronic physical illness
• receiving iron supplementation

Trial design

46 participants in 2 patient groups

study group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: cbc serum ferritin serum iron

control group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: cbc serum ferritin serum iron