UMIN-ICDS Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000060335
Receipt number R000068823
Scientific Title Awareness of Iron Deficiency without Anemia among Primary Care Physicians: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of disclosure of the study information 2026/01/19
Last modified on 2026/01/13 13:08:23

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Basic information

Public title

Awareness of Iron Deficiency without Anemia among Primary Care Physicians

Acronym

J-IDWA Study

Scientific Title

Awareness of Iron Deficiency without Anemia among Primary Care Physicians: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Scientific Title:Acronym

J-IDWA Study

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Iron deficiency without anemia

Classification by specialty

Medicine in general Hematology and clinical oncology Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

This study aims to assess awareness of Iron deficiency without anemia among Japanese primary care physicians and to examine whether treatment decisions differ depending on the presence or absence of anemia, using hypothetical case scenarios.

Basic objectives2

Others

Basic objectives -Others

clinical management practices

Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Proportion of physicians who measured serum ferritin levels

Key secondary outcomes

Proportion of physicians who prescribe iron therapy.
Criteria used by physicians to determine whether to discontinue oral or intravenous iron therapy.
Serum ferritin cut-off values used by physicians for the diagnosis of iron deficiency.
Factors associated with physicians' decision on whether to measure serum ferritin levels.


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Single blind -investigator(s) and assessor(s) are blinded

Control

Dose comparison

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Diagnosis

Type of intervention

Other

Interventions/Control_1

Presentation of a hypothetical clinical case without anemia

Interventions/Control_2

Presentation of a hypothetical clinical case with anemia

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit


Not applicable

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

physician members of the Japan Primary Care Association (JPCA)

Key exclusion criteria

non-physicians

Target sample size

110


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Yoriko
Middle name
Last name Matsuyama

Organization

Hashimoto Municipal Hospital

Division name

Department of General Internal Medicine

Zip code

648-0005

Address

2-8-1 Ominedai, Hashimoto City, Wakayama, Japan

TEL

0736-37-1200

Email

ymatsuyama@hasimoto-hsp.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Yoriko
Middle name
Last name Matsuyama

Organization

Hashimoto Municipal Hospital

Division name

Department of General Internal Medicine

Zip code

648-0005

Address

2-8-1 Ominedai, Hashimoto City, Wakayama, Japan

TEL

0736-37-1200

Homepage URL


Email

ymatsuyama@hasimoto-hsp.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Hashimoto Municipal Hospital

Institute

Department

Personal name

Yoriko Matsuyama


Funding Source

Organization

None

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Hashimoto Municipal Hospital

Address

2-8-1 Ominedai, Hashimoto City, Wakayama, Japan

Tel

0736-37-1200

Email

iji@hashimoto-hsp.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2026 Year 01 Month 19 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Preinitiation

Date of protocol fixation

2025 Year 10 Month 22 Day

Date of IRB

2025 Year 10 Month 31 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2026 Year 01 Month 20 Day

Last follow-up date

2026 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2026 Year 01 Month 13 Day

Last modified on

2026 Year 01 Month 13 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/icdr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000068823