Effect of Spirulina Compared to Amlodipine on Cardiac Iron Overload in Children With Beta Thalassemia

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

the aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of Spirulina compared to Amlodipine on cardiac iron overload and cardiac functions in multi-transfused children with beta thalassemia major

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Tanta University
• Treatments: Amlodipine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients on regular blood transfusions.

• iron overload with no perspective of changing the chelation therapy in the following three months

Exclusion Criteria:

• formal contraindication to magnetic resonance examinations

• implantable cardiac device

• advanced cardiomyopathy or conduction block

• other types of hemolytic anemias