Lactoferrin Versus Ferrous Sulphate for the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy

Ain Shams University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Iron Deficiency Anemia of Pregnancy

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Complete blood count

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03456258

Ainshams maternity hospital

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to compare the efficacy and the safety of Lactoferrin versus ferrous sulphate for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy.

Full description

The study was done at ainshams university maternity hospital on 100 pregnant women randomized in two groups .

Group one lactoferrin group Group two ferrous sulphate group

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• pregnant women from 20 to 40 years
• iron deficiency anemia (mild and moderate)
• gestational age 13 to 26 weeks
• singleton viable pregnancy.

Exclusion criteria

• history of anemia due to chronic blood loss
• hemolytic anemia
• severe anemia
• history of peptic ulcer

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Lactoferrin

Experimental group

Description:

To measure hemoglobin difference and serum ferritin

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Complete blood count

Ferrous sulphate

Experimental group

Description:

To measure hemoglobin difference and serum ferritin

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Complete blood count