Tokyo, April 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061073) titled 'IRON FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENTATION VERSUS DIETARY COUNSELLING A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS IN ADOLESCENTS GIRLS AT BACHA KHAN YNIVERSITY CHARSADDA' on April 1.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - n-of-1
Randomization - Randomized
Blinding - Open -no one is blinded
Control - Placebo
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - HND Bacha Khan University Charsadda Pakistan
Condition:
Condition - nil
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - To assess the nutritional status of university students who are in the adolescent group,
To evaluate the impact of Dietary Counselling on the Dietary habits of these students.
To evaluate the impact of Dietary Counselling and iron-folic acid supplements on the hemoglobin levels of these students.
Basic objectives2 - Others
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - One group of fifty participants was given iron-folic acid supplements, while another group of fifty participants was given Dietary Counselling
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - 18
years-old
Gender - Female
Key inclusion criteria - aged between 18 and 25 years
hemoglobin levels less than 12 g/dL
to give informed consent
Key exclusion criteria - Those who were already taking iron and vitamin supplements that may affect hemoglobin levels and those with chronic health conditions such as childrenney problems, heart problems, and blood problems were excluded. Also excluded were those with severe anemia requiring urgent clinical care. Pregnant and lactating women were also excluded because they are expected to have physiological factors affecting iron levels
Target Size - 100
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Terminated
Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 01 Month 01 Day
Date of IRB - 2025 Year 01 Month 01 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 01 Month 01 Day
Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 01 Month 04 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069884
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