Can a hormone boost iron levels in soldiers?
NCT ID NCT07517562
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study looks at why military personnel often have low iron levels during training. Six physically active adults will receive either erythropoietin or a placebo and then do a 90-minute loaded march. The goal is to find the best way to measure iron absorption after exercise and see if the hormone helps incorporate more iron into red blood cells.
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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 6 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 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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- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Males and premenopausal females ages 18-45 years * Physically active Exclusion Criteria: * Low iron stores (ferritin \<15 mg/mL) * Anemia (females: hemoglobin \< 12 g/dL, males: hemoglobin \< 13 g/dL)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808, United States
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