Pilot Study of the Effect of Iron Fortified Rice in Iron Deficient Anemic Women



Status:Completed
Conditions:Iron Deficiency Anemia, Anemia
Therapuetic Areas:Hematology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - 50
Updated:11/3/2018
Start Date:July 2012
End Date:October 2015

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Pilot Study of the Effect of Iron Fortified Rice on Iron Stores and Reticulocytes in Iron Deficient Anemic Women

The purpose of this study is to see if rice enriched in iron will help women with
iron-deficient anemia restore their blood counts more efficiently than the standard rice not
enriched with iron.

The study will consist of 1 screening visit and 3 study visits. The two-week study will be
scheduled to be between menses.

You will then be assigned to eat regular rice dishes or rice dishes fortified with iron for
the two-week period. The assignment to the rice group will be made randomly (like flipping a
coin). Your chance of being in either rice group will be 50:50. You will be given 14 frozen
rice meals in styrofoam containers to take home. You will be expected to eat two rice dishes
per day for the next study week and to bring the empty containers to your next study visit.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Are a healthy woman.

- Are between 18 and 50 years of age.

- Have iron deficient anemia.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Are pregnant or nursing.

- Are taking a medication or supplement to treat iron deficiency.

- Treatment for iron deficiency within the past month

- Type 1 or type 2 diabetes

- Ongoing cancer

- Active auto-immune disease

- Chronic infections (e.g. HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, hepatitis C)

- Chronic kidney disease

- Liver cirrhosis

- History of drug or alcohol abuse within the past 6 months

- History of eating disorder within the past 6 months

- Any gastrointestinal surgery affecting nutrient absorption
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