Pediatric Outcomes and Recovery With Peri-Operative Iron Supplement Evaluation
Key facts
- Where
- Vancouver, CanadaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 0 and 18 years old?
Source: NCT07095244, who can take part
Where in Canada
- BC Children ' s HospitalVancouver, CanadaContact: Katherine L Mason, BScTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
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- Who runs it
- University of British Columbia
- Trial code
- NCT07095244
- Record updated
- 14 May 2026
- Original description
Varus-derotation osteotomy (VDRO) is a surgery to prevent or address hip displacement in children. Many children having this surgery have cerebral palsy or other neuromotor disorders, who have a higher rate of malnutrition, including low iron or anemia. This can affect their surgical outcomes, such as increasing their need for blood transfusions. This project aims to develop a preoperative nutritional program for VDRO patients, to improve their surgical outcomes and decrease their need for transfusions. This may include taking iron supplementation for patient with low iron or anemia. Participants will undergo a nutrition program before their surgery.Read full original descriptionShow less
Pediatric Outcomes and Recovery With Peri-Operative Iron Supplement Evaluation (PORPOISE)
Varus-derotation osteotomy (VDRO) is a surgery to prevent or address hip displacement in children. Many children having this surgery have cerebral palsy or other neuromotor disorders, who have a higher rate of malnutrition, including low iron or anemia. This can affect their surgical outcomes, such as increasing their need for blood transfusions. This project aims to develop a preoperative nutritional program for VDRO patients, to improve their surgical outcomes and decrease their need for transfusions. This may include taking iron supplementation for patient with low iron or anemia. Participants will undergo a nutrition program before their surgery.
Inclusion: All patients scheduled for VDRO and/or pelvic osteotomy surgery (prospective cohort); All patients who had VDRO and/or pelvic osteotomy surgery between February 2022 and December 2024 (historical cohort); Ages 0-18 years old; Note that the investigators will include patients who do or do not have a diagnosis of a neuromotor condition. The investigators may not include patients who are enrolled in other conflicting research studies.
Exclusion: Patients who have undergone a major surgical intervention in the last 3 months; Patients who have received a nutritional intervention that includes iron testing and treatment within the last 3 months; Patients who have a bleeding disorder; Patients in whom oral/enteral iron supplementation is contraindicated; Patients taking erythropoietin; Patients who cannot read and understand English*; Patients and their families who cannot read and understand English will be excluded from the study because the surveys and interviews are conducted in English. These patients will still have access to the same nutrition management and interventions as study participants.