App and chat combo takes on anemia in teen girls
NCT ID NCT07633262
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program that combines face-to-face counseling with a mobile app to help teenage girls with iron deficiency anemia. About 160 girls aged 14-17 with low iron levels will either get the program or standard care. The goal is to see if the program raises their hemoglobin and ferritin levels over 4 months.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 160 people
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- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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14 to 14 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adolescent females aged 14-17 years * who are attending high school * who have haemoglobin levels \<12 mg/dl and serum ferritin levels below 15 μg/L Exclusion Criteria: * Adolescents have other causes of anemia, such as thalassemia and sickle cell anemia, and malaria will be excluded. * Adolescents with chronic diseases that affect iron metabolism (e.g., chronic kidney disease) or other severe illnesses or conditions that may interfere with active participation. * Pregnant females will be excluded (if included in the age group). * Adolescents with gastrointestinal ulcers, colon polyps, or cancers; celiac disease; Crohn's disease; or gastric bypass surgery.
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Locations
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Administration of Education, Secondary Schools
RECRUITINGWadi Addawasir, Wadi Addawasir Governorate, 11991, Saudi Arabia
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