# The Effect of Different Prebiotics on Iron Absorption From High Dose Iron Supplements

> **NCT04194255** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Swiss Federal Institute of Technology** · enrollment: 30 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Iron-deficiency

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** ferrous fumarate
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** ferrous fumarate + 15 g GOS
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** ferrous fumarate + 15 g FOS
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** labelled iron as ferrous fumarate + 15 g acacia gum

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04194255
- **Lead sponsor:** Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2020-07-20
- **Primary completion:** 2020-10-06
- **Final completion:** 2020-10-06
- **Target enrollment:** 30 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-01-22


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04194255

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04194255, "The Effect of Different Prebiotics on Iron Absorption From High Dose Iron Supplements". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04194255. Licensed CC0.

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