Ferritin-guided iron supplementation in whole blood donors: optimal dosage, donor response, return and efficacy (FORTE)—a randomised controlled trial protocol

• Katja van den Hurk,
• Maike G Sweegers,
• Dorine W Swinkels,
• Jan Karregat,
• Franke A Quee,
• Henriëtte H Weekamp,
• Vĕra M J Novotny,
• Hans L Zaaijer

Affiliations

Katja van den Hurk

1 Department of Donor Medicine – Donor Studies, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Maike G Sweegers

1 Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Dorine W Swinkels

7Hepcidinanalysis.com, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Jan Karregat

Department of Donor Medicine Research, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Franke A Quee

Department of Donor Medicine Research, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Henriëtte H Weekamp

Medical Donor Affairs, Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation, Zwolle, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Vĕra M J Novotny

Department of Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Hans L Zaaijer

Department of Donor Medicine Research, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands