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FACE-APPS-Based Approach for Improving Iron Deficiency Anaemia Indicators Among Female Adolescents at Marginalized Communities

Key facts

Who runs it
Cairo University
Where
Saudi Arabia1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
Trial code
Status
Recruiting
People taking part
160 people, planned
Started
24 May 2026
Expected to end
30 Nov 2026
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • FACE-APPS-Based Approach
Record updated
10 June 2026

Who can take part

Age
14 years to 14 years
Sex
Women only
Healthy volunteers
Can take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Adolescent females aged 14-17 years
  • who are attending high school
  • who have haemoglobin levels <12 mg/dl and serum ferritin levels below 15 μg/L

Who cannot take part

  • Adolescents with chronic diseases that affect iron metabolism (e.g., chronic kidney disease) or other severe illnesses or conditions that may interfere with active participation
  • Adolescents with gastrointestinal ulcers, colon polyps, or cancers; celiac disease; Crohn's disease; or gastric bypass surgery
  • Pregnant females will be excluded (if included in the age group)
  • Adolescents have other causes of anemia, such as thalassemia and sickle cell anemia, and malaria will be excluded

Check if you might fit

Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.

  • Are you between 14 and 14 years old?

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About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

This study aims to evaluate the effect of the Face-to-face Assisted Counselling with Enhanced Application School-Based Approach (FACE-APPS-Based Approach) on anemia indicators among female adolescents.

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The study is a prospective, randomized controlled trial. A total of 160 female adolescents with hemoglobin levels below 12.0 g/dL will be recruited from 7 secondary schools. Random assignment at the individual level, stratified by baseline anemia status, will be used to ensure balance. For participants in the intervention group, the intervention will be designed by an interdisciplinary team and administered over 4 months, comprising 8 face-to-face counseling sessions and 8 parallel mobile application modules. Control group participants will receive standard care (diagnosis and referral). The primary outcomes are the mean differences in hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels. Secondary outcomes are engagement among female adolescents (attendance at counseling sessions and completion of mobile application modules).

The 2 groups in the trial

  • Intervention group: FACE-APPS-Based approachTreatment being tested

    The intervention will be delivered over 8 counselling sessions with the adolescents at schools and 8 modules of a mobile application. Each counselling session lasts 60-90 minutes. The sessions will be conducted by a researcher and a trained nurse. The 8 modules of a mobile application were designed as a self-learning package. Each module takes 20 minutes of study followed by 10 minutes of 10 MCQs. A counselling session and a mobile application module will be experienced biweekly for 4 months. Additional support: reminders via app notifications, and peer group discussion via the application. The educational content was structured to systematically address the core constructs of Pender's Health Promotion Model (HPM).

    Treatment: FACE-APPS-Based Approach

  • Control group: Standard careNo study treatment, for comparison

    Adolescents in the IG will receive standard care. They will receive routine medical insurance care.

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
FACE-APPS-Based Approach for Improving Iron Deficiency Anaemia Indicators Among Female Adolescents at Marginalized Communities: A Randomized Control Trial
Fit questions
Built from NCT07633262, who can take part
Record updated
10 June 2026