Liposomal Iron Versus Ferrous Iron Supplementation for Early Prophylaxis of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Preterm Neonates
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Ain Shams University
- Where
- Egypt1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Phase
- Phase 1
- People taking part
- 60 people, planned
- Started
- 25 Jul 2025
- Expected to end
- 25 Dec 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 3 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Daily oral ferrous ion
- Daily oral liposomal iron
- Oral liposomal iron every other day
- Record updated
- 24 June 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 2 weeks to 3 weeks
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Can take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Preterm neonates Gestational age ≤ 34 weeks who can tolerate oral feeding
- Brith weight <2500gm
Who cannot take part
- Major Surgical procedures
- Major Chromosomal anomaly
- Inborn error of metabolism
- GIT anomalies
- Neonatal sepsis
This trial has no sites in United States.
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Iron prophylaxis will be initiated at age of 2-3 weeks at a dose of 3mg/kg/day. Standard care group: will receive ferrous iron (Enrich oral drops(50mg/ml), one drop per kilogram of body weight daily.
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Daily Liposomal group iron: will receive liposomal iron (Novofer (8mg/ml)) every day,seven drops per kilogram.
Every other day liposomal iron group: will receive liposomal iron (Novofer (8mg/ml)) every other day ,seven drops per kilogram .
The 3 groups in the trial
- Standard care group will receive daily oral ferrous ironExisting treatment, for comparison
will receive daily oral ferrous iron
Treatment: Daily oral ferrous ion
- Daily Liposomal group: will receive daily oral liposomal iron.Existing treatment, for comparison
will receive daily oral liposomal iron.
Treatment: Daily oral liposomal iron
- -Every other day liposomal group: will receive oral liposomal iron every other day.Existing treatment, for comparison
will receive oral liposomal iron every other day.
Treatment: Oral liposomal iron every other day
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?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Record updated
- 24 June 2026