Clinical Trial: Scoliosis Iron Supplementation Study
Study Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Recruit Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Condition: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Study of Iron Supplementation in Adolescents Undergoing Scoliosis Surgery
Brief Summary:
This study is a randomized controlled trial of preoperative oral iron supplementation, to identify whether iron deficiency is a modifiable risk factor for adverse surgical outcomes such as red blood cell transfusion and diminished postoperative cognitive and physical capacity in adolescents undergoing scoliosis surgery.Research Question(s)/Hypothesis(es):PrimaryIron supplementation will reduce the incidence of perioperative RBC transfusion in iron deficient scoliosis patients undergoing spinal…
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