Clinical Trial: Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation Added to Iron Therapy in Children With Iron Deficiency Anemia

U.S., Oct. 24 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07892170) titled 'Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation Added to Iron Therapy in Children With Iron Deficiency Anemia' on Oct. 17.

Brief Summary: This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effect of two vitamin D3 supplementation regimens, administered in addition to oral iron therapy, on hematological and iron status in children aged 6-60 months with confirmed iron deficiency anemia and vitamin D deficiency.

Eligible participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive oral elemental iron at 3 mg/kg/day plus either vitamin D3 2000 IU/day or vitamin D3 400 IU/day for 12 weeks.

The primary outcome will be the between-group differen...