ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

BLOODSAFE Ghana- Iron and Nutritional Counselling Strategy

Conditions

Study Overview

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Description

A randomized trial will compare 6-months of low-dose (65mg elemental iron daily) among prospective blood donors who are deferred for low haemoglobin but have passed all of the other pre-screening requirements for blood donation to a group of donors who were deferred from donating and receive the current standard of care (nutrition counseling only). An automated full blood count (FBC) will also be done to identify any safety concerns. The randomized trial will evaluate effectiveness with the primary outcome of at least one successful donation during a 12-month follow-up period. Safety will be evaluated by tracking iron supplementation related adverse events (e.g., lower gastrointestinal) and acceptability (e.g., compliance to study prescribed regimen) with monthly phone calls. Participants will be followed for a total of 12 months from screening with follow up phone calls at 4 weekly intervals. All participants will receive nutrition counselling and haemoglobin will be evaluated at screening. Individuals with very low haemoglobin (\<10g/dl in females and \<11g/dl in males) will be identified by an automated FBC at screening and referred for proper medical care. Sample size will be 264 per group: this gives 80% power for detecting an odds ratio of 2.6. With 2 donors recruited at each donation event, this will require 264 donation events. This corresponds to 2.5 donation events per week for 2 years or 2 donation events per week for 2.5 years.

Official Title

BLOODSAFE- Implementation of Iron Supplementation and Nutritional Counselling Interventions to Improve Availability and Safety of Blood in Ghana-a Type I Pragmatic Effectiveness- Implementation Hybrid Trial

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-01-11
Study Completion:2026-04
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06101238

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 60 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * individuals between 18 - 60 years who weigh at least 50kg
  2. * pass pre-donation screening using the NBSG standardized donor screening questionnaire
  3. * vital signs meet the NBSG requirement for blood donation
  4. * non-contact forehead temperature not exceeding 37.5°C
  5. * meeting acceptable requirements for skin lesions, needle marks and physical appearance.
  6. * willingness and ability to consent
  7. * understands one of English, Twi, Ewe, or Ga
  8. * deferred for low haemoglobin
  9. * intend to remain in the study during the entire length of the study
  1. * persons who have used iron supplementation within the past one month
  2. * potential donors who are found to have haemoglobin Hb \< 10g/dl (females) and Hb\<11g/dl (males) at screening

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55414
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Minnesota

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-01-11
Study Completion Date2026-04

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-01-11
Study Completion Date2026-04

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Blood Donation