Impact of Maternal Iron Status on Neonatal Iron Status and Auditory Brainstem Response in the Newborn

March 19, 2014 updated by: Cornell University
This study aims to determine how maternal Fe status influences placental and neonatal Fe status in pregnant adolescents and to assess the impact of the Fe endowment of birth on functional outcomes as assessed by auditory brainstem responses within 48 h of delivery in neonates born to these adolescents.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

144

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
        • Highland Hospital

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 day to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Pregnant adolescents in Rochester, NY.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adolescents (ages 11-18 y) and their newborns will be eligible to participate if the adolescent is carrying a singleton pregnancy, does not have any preexisting medical complications (such as HIV-infection, eating disorders, hemoglobinopathies, malabsorption diseases, steroid use, substance abuse history, or taking medications known to influence iron homeostasis).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals with pregnancy induced hypertension or elevated diastolic blood pressure (>110) will not be eligible to participate in the study. In addition, adolescents who have been previously treated for lead exposure, or those that have been identified as having elevated blood lead concentrations during childhood, will be excluded from the study.
  • Data from infants that experience perinatal asphyxia, pathologic neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, respiratory disease, antibiotic therapy (aminoglycosides), CNS infection, sepsis, congenital or middle or external ear lesions, craniofacial anomalies, chromosomal disorders, TORCH (toxoplasmosis, other infections, rubella, cytomegalovirus infection and herpes simplex infection) or those that were clinically unstable with the first 48 h post-delivery will be excluded from ABR studies. Infants born to mothers with positive drug abuse screens at delivery will also be excluded from further study (these screens are automatically run among this age group). Infants that are identified with hearing deficits at birth using the OAE screening will be excluded from the ABR measures.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR) in Infant
Time Frame: within 24-48 h of birth
within 24-48 h of birth

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Maternal Fe and micronutrient status (folate, B12, Fe, copper and zinc, hemoglobin, hematocrit,transferrin receptor, hepcidin, erythropoietin, ferritin, erythrocyte zinc protoporphyrin/heme ratios and c-reactive protein)
Time Frame: Delivery
Delivery
Neonatal Fe and micronutrient status
Time Frame: Delivery
Delivery
Placental Fe/copper/zinc content and expression of key iron transporters.
Time Frame: Delivery
Delivery

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Cornell University

Collaborators

University of Rochester

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ronnie Guillet, MD, PhD, University of Rochester

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 24, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 24, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

November 25, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 20, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 19, 2014

Last Verified

March 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RSRB00024804
  • 2008-01857 (Other Grant/Funding Number: NRI)

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Clinical Trials on Anemia

Search Similar Trials

Sponsors and Collaborators

Medical Conditions

Drug Interventions

CROs by country

CROs in Switzerland

Conditions

Rare Diseases

Drug Interventions

Dietary Supplements

Sponsor/Collaborators

Locations

3
Subscribe