Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Pregnant Patients Presenting for Antenatal Care

NCT05157828 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UCape Town
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 132
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is a cross-sectional, prospective study of iron deficiency anaemia among pregnant patients presenting for antenatal care at a secondary level institution in the Western Cape, Mowbray Maternity Hospital, over a one-week period.

Conditions

Iron Deficiency Anemia of Pregnancy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Prevalence of anaemia among all women presenting for antenatal care at a secondary level institution in the Western Cape, Mowbray Maternity Hospital, during a one-week period.

  Proportion

  One week

Interventions

No intervention OTHER

No intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Pregnant patients
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

This study will include all consenting patients presenting to the Antenatal Clinic at Mowbray Maternity Hospital, for antenatal care, during the one-week period of recruitment.

You may qualify if:

• All women presenting to the antenatal care services at Mowbray Maternity Hospital over the period of study recruitment.
• ≥ 18 years of age.
• Screen as anaemic (World Health Organisation \<11g/dl) on bedside finger-prick haemoglobin.
• Who consent to participate.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who refuse to participate, and those under the age of 18 years will be excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Cape Town: lead

Study Sites (1)

Mowbray maternity hospital

Cape Town, Western Cape, 7700, South Africa

Location

Study Officials

• Christella Alphonsus, MBChB

  University of Cape Town

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 29, 2021
• First Posted: December 15, 2021
• Study Start: January 31, 2022
• Primary Completion: February 4, 2022
• Study Completion: February 4, 2022
• Last Updated: May 18, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF
• Time Frame: Not limoited
• Access Criteria: Contact PI

Locations

ZA (1)