South African Paediatric Surgical Outcomes Study 2
South African Paediatric Surgical Outcomes Study 2
NCT ID: NCT05681871 Phase: PHASE4 Status: COMPLETED Enrollment: 755 Completion: 2025-05-31
Conditions
Paediatric Surgery, Anaemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Iron, Prospective Studies, Interventional Studies
Interventions
Ferrous gluconate syrup or ferrous fumarate/folic acid tablets
Summary
Preoperative anaemia has been shown to be associated with worse outcomes after surgery in both adults and children. Limited research has been done on how common preoperative iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA) is in children and how best to treat it. Oral iron is a relatively cost-effective treatment for IDA. This study aims to show whether giving children with IDA oral iron for 6-12 weeks before their surgery significantly improves their haemoglobin.
Primary Outcome
Delta Haemoglobin = Change in haemoglobin pre- and post- oral iron supplementation