Defining the Serum Ferritin Concentration in Kenyan Women at Which the Body Senses Iron Depletion and Begins to Upregulate Iron Absorption

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

1,000

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 18, 2022

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2023

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2023

Conditions
Iron-deficiencyFerritin ThresholdIron AbsorptionStable Iron Isotopes
Interventions
OTHER

Isotopically labelled iron sulfate 15mg

test drink: water containing isotopic iron solution with vitamin C

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Msambweni County Referral Hospital, Msambweni

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

OTHER

lead

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

OTHER