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Caring for Those Who Share: Improving the Health of Wisconsin Blood Donors


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18 Years
N/A
Not Enrolling
Both
Anemia, Colorectal Cancer

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Trial Information

Caring for Those Who Share: Improving the Health of Wisconsin Blood Donors


Inclusion Criteria:



- adult blood donors who have been "deferred" (not allowed to donate) due to low blood
count, specifically all male donors found to have hematocrit < 38% and to all female
donors over 50 years old found to have hematocrit < 36%

Exclusion Criteria:

- deferred donors who have previously donated more than 3 times in the past year, as
their anemia is more likely due to frequent donation

- women less than 50 years old

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label

Outcome Measure:

self-reported seeking of medical care for diagnosis of anemia found at time of blood donation

Outcome Time Frame:

3 months

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Kenneth G Schellhase, MD MPH

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

Medical College of Wisconsin

Authority:

United States: Institutional Review Board

Study ID:

PRO00008944

NCT ID:

NCT00772083

Start Date:

November 2008

Completion Date:

June 2009

Related Keywords:

  • Anemia
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Anemia
  • Colorectal Neoplasms

Name

Location
BloodCenter of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53201