Iron showdown: pills or IV for new moms?
NCT ID NCT07340450
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compared two ways to treat anemia after childbirth: taking iron pills by mouth or getting iron through a vein. 122 women with postpartum anemia took part. The main goal was to see which method raised hemoglobin levels more effectively.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- iron (ferric carboxymaltose or ferrous sulfate)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help doctors choose the best way to treat anemia after childbirth, improving recovery for new mothers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with no phase, so results may not apply broadly. Individual responses to iron therapy can vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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122 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 to 40 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. All women with postpartum anaemia as per operational definition i.e Haemoglobin \<11 g/dl at 24 hours after delivery (either caesarean or SVD). 2. Age 20-40 years. 3. BMI 19-25. 4. Pre-operative haemoglobin \>10 g/dl. 5. Both primiparous and multiparous. 6. Both primigravida and multigravida. \- Exclusion Criteria: 1. Iron Intolerance or previous history of allergy to iron 2. Parenteral Iron hypersensitivity 3. Patients with thalassemia 4. Indication of blood transfusion 5. Patients with bleeding/ clotting disorders 6. Patients with postpartum haemorrhage 7. Patients with chronic diseases.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shahida Islam Medical College and Hospital, Lodhran
Lodhrān, Punjab Province, Pakistan
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