U.S., Oct. 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07217873) titled 'IntraVenous Iron in Kids With Iron Deficiency and Scoliosis Study' on Oct. 14.
Brief Summary: Adolescents and young adults undergoing spinal fusion surgery for the correction of scoliosis and other spinal deformity are at high risk of perioperative iron deficiency and anemia, yet the means and evidence for optimizing iron status have not been described in this setting. The proposed study is a randomized controlled trial of preoperative intravenous 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 cognitiv...