Potential Harms of Untargeted Iron Supplementation in Cambodia Where Iron Deficiency is Not the Cause of Anemia

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

480

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 10, 2019

Primary Completion Date

May 30, 2020

Study Completion Date

December 1, 2023

Conditions
Anemia, Iron DeficiencyAnemiaIntestinal InflammationInflammationIntestine; Complaints
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Ferrous sulfate

60 mg elemental iron as ferrous sulfate

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Ferrous Bisglycinate

18 mg elemental iron as ferrous bisglycinate

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo of microcrystalline cellulose

placebo

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Prey Kuy, Srayov and Tboung Krapeu Health Centres, Kampong Thom

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Helen Keller International

OTHER

collaborator

NCHADS - Ministry of Health of Cambodia

OTHER

collaborator

BC Children's Hospital Research Institute

OTHER

collaborator

The National Institute of Public Health Laboratory, Phnom Penh

UNKNOWN

lead

University of British Columbia

OTHER