Effect of Vitamin E Supplementation on Hemoglobin Levels in Healthy Adults
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Anemia is one of the major health problems of the developing countries of the world [1].
According to the WHO reference criteria, an adult is labeled as anemic, if the blood
hemoglobin concentration falls below 13.0 g/dL in men or less than 12.0 g/dL in the
non-pregnant women [2]. Hemoglobin concentrations below the lower limit of normal are a
common laboratory finding in apparently healthy people in general population all over the
world [3-5]. Many of these mildly anemic individuals are not investigated sufficiently to
establish the probable cause of their anemia and thus may end up with morbidity and health
problems, especially the young women in developing countries [4].
Only few studies on the use of vitamin E in the correction of anemia have been published and
hardly any on correction of mild anemia in healthy adults. The objective of this intervention
study was to investigate the association of vitamin E supplementation with post-supplemental
blood hemoglobin levels in mildly anemic healthy Pakistani adults.
Phase:
Phase 1/Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Aga Khan University
Treatments:
alpha-Tocopherol Tocopherols Tocotrienols Vitamin E Vitamins