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Menstruation and Anemia Research: A Community Health Study

Key facts

Who runs it
University of Michigan
Where
Ann Arbor and Detroit, United StatesSee the 2 sites
Trial code
Status
Not yet recruiting
People taking part
180 people, planned
Started
Sept 2026
Expected to end
Apr 2028
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groups
Treatments tested
  • Standard of Care
  • Informational Series and follow-up support
Record updated
22 September 2026

Who can take part

Age
21 years to 55 years
Sex
Women only
Healthy volunteers
Cannot take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Self-identify as black/African American and/or Hispanic/Latino
  • Has had a menstrual period in the last 6 months
  • Hemoglobin (Hgb) by point of care (POC) test is less than 12.0 g/dL and greater than or equal to 7.0 g/dL
  • Able to read, write, and communicate in Spanish and/or English

Who cannot take part

  • Received iron infusion in the past month
  • Recent (within the last 4 weeks) or anticipated major surgery with anesthesia for greater than 30 minutes within the next 3 months
  • Undergone Bariatric (i.e. weight-loss) Surgery including Gastric Bypass Surgery, Gastric Sleeve Surgery or other Bariatric Surgery
  • Diagnosed with anemia related to a condition other than iron deficiency, such as thalassemia or sickle cell disease or are a carrier
  • Diagnosed with cancer (not including thyroid, cervical, or non-melanoma skin cancer)
  • Hgb by POC test is less than 7.0 g/dL
  • Currently or within the last 3 months experiencing bloody or black tarry stools
  • Currently or within the last 3 months vomiting blood or emesis that resembles dark coffee grounds
  • Currently pregnant women

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 21 and 55 years old?

Where in United States

  • University of MichiganAnn Arbor, United StatesContact: Arthi Ramakrishnan, MSNot yet recruiting
  • Community Health and Social Service Centers (CHASS)Detroit, United StatesContact: Felix Valbuena, Jr, MDNot yet recruiting

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

This research is studying if a community-based, community health worker (CHW) led psychosocial intervention improves hemoglobin levels among Black/African American and/or Hispanic or Latino women with anemia compared to standard of care.

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The intervention group will demonstrate a greater mean increase in hemoglobin at follow up than the control group. The expected treatment difference effect is a between group difference of 1.0-point or greater in mean Hgb at follow up.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • Group 1-Standard of Care (SOC)Other group

    Participants will be notified that they are anemic and receive written/verbal information on anemia and instructed to follow up with their healthcare provider (standard care)

    Treatment: Standard of Care

  • Group 2-SOC and Education/CHW inputOther group

    Standard care and attend a community-based series of group-based information sessions and receive support from CHW to follow up with healthcare providers about their anemia

    Treatment: Standard of Care and Informational Series and follow-up support

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.
Fit questions
Built from NCT07832526, who can take part
Record updated
22 September 2026