IV iron in preterm babies to reduce blood transfusions
Treatments studied
Part of Blood & lymphatic, Hormones & metabolism, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This Phase 2 study tests whether giving a specific IV iron (darbe plus IV iron) can help preterm babies need fewer blood transfusions while still keeping their iron levels in a safe range. It focuses on babies in the NICU who were born early, and it compares transfusion use and iron sufficiency over time.
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Who can take part
- Be a NICU baby born between 24 and 31 weeks of pregnancy
- Have a parent/guardian consent available by 72 hours after birth
- Your baby should not have serious birth defects that affect the brain, heart, or chromosomes
- Your baby should not have signs of already having very high iron stores
- You should not be enrolling during a serious infection like sepsis, meningitis, or a significant urine infection
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