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Efficacy Of The Nutritional Supplement, Evenflo, In The Management Of Sickle Cell Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Richard Muga, Arthur Ajwang, James Ouma, Josephine Ojigo, Juliana Otieno, Peter Okoth, Caroline Wafula, Sophia Ajwang, David Ogolla, Abraham Hollist, James Adefisoye
Efficacy Of The Nutritional Supplement, Evenflo, In The Management Of Sickle Cell Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Richard Muga, Arthur Ajwang, James Ouma, Josephine Ojigo, Juliana Otieno, Peter Okoth, Caroline Wafula, Sophia Ajwang, David Ogolla, Abraham Hollist, James Adefisoye
Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal
Background: In this study, we investigated if a combination of the nutraceutical supplement, EvenFlo and folic acid will be superior to the standard stand-alone use of folic acid.
Methods: We conducted a randomized double-blind, active-controlled, clinical trial. A total of 70 subjects with SCD ages 5-12 years were enrolled into the study with 35 in the intervention group and 35 in the control group; 61 completed the trial (32 from the intervention group and 29 from the control group).
Results: Participants in the intervention group were significantly less likely to experience crises compared to subjects in the control group. None …
Sickle Cell Anemia, Derek Hayse
Sickle Cell Anemia, Derek Hayse
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What Sickle Cell Anemia is, its symptoms, how it is acquired, how it can be prevented, and how to deal with having it.