Ferritin measurement IN Donors—Effectiveness of iron Monitoring to diminish iron deficiency and low haemoglobin in whole blood donors (FIND’EM): study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial

Ferritin measurement IN Donors—Effectiveness of iron Monitoring to diminish iron deficiency and low haemoglobin in whole blood donors (FIND’EM): study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial

Abstract Background Blood donors are at risk for reduced iron stores, because of which donor iron monitoring received increased attention in the last decade. Despite the importance for donor health, international consensus on an appropriate policy for iron monitoring is lacking. Therefore, we conduc...

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Main Authors: Maike G. Sweegers, Saurabh Zalpuri, Franke A. Quee, Elisabeth M. J. Huis in ‘t Veld, Femmeke J. Prinsze, Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Jos W. R. Twisk, Anton W. M. van Weert, Wim L. A. M. de Kort, Katja van den Hurk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Blood donation
Donation interval
Donor health
Stepped wedge cluster randomised trial
Ferritin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04648-w

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