# Pilot Trial Investigating Every Other Day Dosing of Oral Iron in Premature Infants (IQONic)

> **NCT06555315** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **CHRISTUS Health** · enrollment: 100 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Very Low Birth Weight Infant
- Premature Infants
- Anemia of Prematurity
- Iron Deficiency, Anaemia in Children
- Extremely Low Birth Weight

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** 6 mg/kg of oral iron as ferrous sulfate administered every other day.
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** 6 mg/kg of oral iron as ferrous sulfate administered every day.

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06555315
- **Lead sponsor:** CHRISTUS Health
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2024-08-01
- **Primary completion:** 2026-03-28
- **Final completion:** 2026-03-28
- **Target enrollment:** 100 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-15


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06555315

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06555315, "Pilot Trial Investigating Every Other Day Dosing of Oral Iron in Premature Infants (IQONic)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06555315. Licensed CC0.

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