Use of Iron Isomaltoside 1000 (Monofer) in Postpartum Anemia

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The investigators hypothesized that both isomaltoside 1000 (Monofer), and oral iron preparation will be equally effective in correction of postpartum iron deficiency anemia.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Dow University of Health Sciences
• Treatments: Ferric Compounds; Iron; Iron isomaltoside 1000

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women within 24-48 hours of delivery with hemoglobin concentration < 10gm/dl

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of PPH, or significant blood loss in last 24 hours

• History of allergy to iron preparation

• Hemoglobin < 7gm/dl.

• Sign & symptoms of cardiac failure

• H/o blood transfusion in last 3 months

• H/O Chronic liver diseases.

• ↑ Creatinine > 2mg/dl.