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The purpose of this study is whether the mitochondrial oxygenation tension (mitoPO2) is a feasible and reliable tool in ICU patients with anaemia undergoing red cell transfusion to ultimately personalize blood transfusion decisions in the ICU.
This pilot study evaluates safety of administration of red blood cell transfusions requested by patients based on their symptoms instead of levels of hemoglobin for the treatment of chronic anemia in patients with blood disorders.
This main study objective was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of intravenous (IV) SYNT001 (ALXN1830) in participants with WAIHA.
The current study is aimed at evaluating nutrition interventions to be implemented for improving health and nutritional status of female garments workers in 4 selected garment factories in Bangladesh. The interventions will attempt to increase either energy intake and or iron intake by female garments workers and expected to implement the interventions as planned: 1. Provision of a once weekly iron/folate supplement, and nutritionally improved, daily hot lunch including multi-nutrient fortified rice plus a nutrition and health behavior change communications (BCC) program in intervention factory compared with a control factory which will provide regular lunch meal plus a nutrition and health behavior change communications (BCC) program for 10 months 2. Provision of a twice weekly iron/folate supplement plus a nutrition and health BCC program in an intervention factory compared with a control factory with only nutrition and health BCC program for 10 months; on the following outcomes: - Prevalence of anemia - Nutrition knowledge and practices as per key messages of the BCC program - Worker satisfaction with the modified lunch and/or iron/folate supplementation, and the BCC program
The purpose of the study is to learn more about how treatment with vitamin D can affect iron metabolism and blood levels of hepcidin (hormone controlling iron levels) in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Iron is an essential mineral which is a major component of proteins that carry oxygen in the blood. Problems with iron metabolism can lead to low blood levels (anemia), which can commonly happen in people with CKD. New research over the last decade has uncovered a new hormone called `hepcidin', which is made in the liver and released into the blood. Hepcidin controls how much iron is in the blood by preventing the absorption of iron from food. Blood levels of hepcidin C are found to be high in people with CKD, and a recent small study in people with normal kidney function showed that treatment with vitamin D decreased hepcidin levels. In this study, investigators would like to examine the effects of vitamin D (Ergocalciferol) on iron metabolism and blood levels of hepcidin in individuals with CKD.
Scientific basis: Globally, vitamin B12 deficiency is one of the most common micronutrient deficiencies. The only relevant source of vitamin B12 is animal-source foods and poor gut function may decrease absorption. Vitamin B12 is crucial for normal cell division and differentiation, and necessary for the development and myelination of the central nervous system. Deficiency is also associated with impaired fetal and infant growth. In the proposed study we will measure the effect of daily oral vitamin B12 supplementation to pregnant women on neurodevelopment and growth of their children. We also aim to measure the impact of B12 supplementation on several other outcomes. Study design: Individually randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial in pregnant South Asian women at risk of poor vitamin B12 status. Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio. Study participants and site: 800 pregnant women from early pregnancy. Women will be enrolled as early as possible, but no later than in week 15 of pregnancy. Intervention: Daily administration of 50 µg of vitamin B12 from early pregnancy until 6 months after birth. Comparator: Placebo, identical to the vitamin B12 supplements. Outcomes: Primary: (i) neurodevelopment in children measured at 6 and 12 months of age (ii) growth in children measured by weight and length at 12 months. Secondary: (i) neurodevelopment and cognitive functioning in children at 24 months (ii) gestational age at birth, (iii) fetal and infant growth measured by weight and length at birth, after 1 month and then at 3, 6, 9, and 24 months, (iv) hemoglobin concentration in children and mothers. Relevance for programs and public health: The results from this study can suggest new dietary guidelines for South Asian women that again can lead to improved pregnancy outcomes and neurodevelopment and cognitive functioning in South Asian children.
- In approx. 40% of the incidences anemia is caused by iron deficiency (= ID). In turn, preoperative iron-deficiency anemia (= IDA) is associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality as well as with the need for a blood transfusion. - A successful preoperative treatment of IDA via iron supplementation requires a timely screening of iron deficiency, typically done by analyzing specific blood parameters. This however of course requires drawing a blood sample which further reduces the patients' blood volume and is in many cases stated as an inconvenient procedure. - Measured in blood zinc protoporphyrin-IX (= ZnPP) is an established parameter to detect ID. - This study aims to evaluate a prototype device detecting ZnPP non-invasively in the intact oral mucosa of surgical patients. - Results from the non-invasive measurement will be compared to reference measurements of ZnPP from residual blood samples (HPLC analysis) as well as to other parameters including Hb level and iron profile (MCH [= mean corpuscular hemoglobin], MCV [= mean corpuscular volume], ferritin, transferrin, transferrin saturation, soluble transferrin receptor, CRP).
This study will investigate the safety, tolerability and potential for the use of up to three daily doses of 30-40 mg/kg HU (daily) upon hospitalization for painful vaso-occlusive crises .
The purpose of this study to assess the proliferative effects of erythropoetin on human endometrium tissue by measuring the endometrial thickness, uterine artery and subendometrial blood flow in postmenopausal women.