This trial is evaluating whether Ferrous sulfate will improve 1 primary outcome and 3 secondary outcomes in patients with Anemia. Measurement will happen over the course of At enrollment.
This trial requires 40 total participants across 2 different treatment groups
This trial involves 2 different treatments. Ferrous Sulfate is the primary treatment being studied. Participants will all receive the same treatment. There is no placebo group. The treatments being tested are in Phase 4 and have been shown to be safe and effective in humans.
"The prevalence of anemia is low in the United States. However, due to many confounding factors, more studies are needed to fully define anemia prevalence and prevalence of iron deficiency." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Severe iron-deficiency can resemble and be indistinguishable from other illnesses, so a complete blood count is recommended. Mild, moderate and severe anemia can be distinguished on the basis of a blood smear with a low to moderate degree of anisoblastosis." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Anemia is a common condition that can be caused by several diseases in addition to vitamin deficiency or iron deficiency. These conditions include chronic viral, bacterial or parasitic infections, genetic defects like sickle cell disease, or some cancers. The most important way to get iron-deficiency anemia is in countries where iron deficiency is common." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Iron supplementation has a beneficial effect in correcting anemia in this area. Further studies, including large case-control studies need to be performed to determine whether anemia can be cured, or if the anemia is a temporary phase of the disease." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Many patients with anemia have a chronic underlying cause for their anemia. To prevent iron-deficiency anemia, most often vitamin B-12 deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in old people should be treated. Treatments for both are usually required. Treatments for anemia, such as iron, can replace lost B-12 vitamin and iron from the body to keep a person healthy. Vitamin C deficiency can lead to scurvy and must be treated with supplementation of vitamin C." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Iron-deficiency anemias have many causes, not only low dietary intake or blood loss (such as menstruation), but also blood loss in excess (such as childbirth/transfusion) or blood loss due to gastrointestinal disease (such as celiac disease) or gastrointestinal pathology (such as stomach lining, stomach ulcer, stomach cancer or gastric cancer) that leads to gastrointestinal bleeding." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Iron-initiated red blood cell formation via the iron-dependent S-transferase pathway was demonstrated in cell culture. The cellular and extracellular products of this pathway were examined." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"The last three years have witnessed a significant growth in the commercial activity of iron supplements as ferrous sulphate and ferrous fumarate for the treatment of anaemia." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Iron supplementation can be used as a primary treatment for anemia in certain patients but the risk of adverse effects from this practice is high. The cost is also much higher than the price of ferritin or haptoglobin. Clinicians will most likely offer clinical trials to patients on ferritin or haptoglobin levels when the patient is a frail elderly woman or a young female from a developing country. Trial participants typically already have a low serum ferritin concentration and poor iron stores. For women of reproductive age, it may be prudent to consider iron supplementation before trial enrollment." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Results from a recent paper of the present review suggest that ferrous sulfate warrants more rigorous investigation for the possible treatment of iron deficiency anemia in the form of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia among young women who are undergoing menopause." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"When iron-deficient female adolescents and young adults received either a ferrous sulfate capsule or a placebo, both groups experienced a gain in hemoglobin levels, but the ferrous sulfate group experienced a mean increase of 1 g/dL in hemoglobin level, which was significantly more than the placebo group. The increased hemoglobin levels were maintained as long as the doses continued." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"There is no one standard age for anemia and iron-deficiency, which is why the age a child has the most effect on their hematemesis is what the doctor will check and treat. Since anemia in children isn't treatable (without iron treatment), doctors treat it as best as they can." - Anonymous Online Contributor