Status:

COMPLETED

Changes in Iron Markers Following Iron Loading in Hemodialysis Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Papageorgiou General Hospital

Conditions:

Anemia in Chronic Renal Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to describe alterations of serum ferritin, transferrin saturation, soluble transferrin receptor, % hypochromic erythrocytes, % reticulocytes, reticulocyte hemoglobin conte...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • hemodialysis for three months minimum
  • stable epoetin dose for two months minimum
  • serum ferritin concentration \< 1000 ng/ml
  • transferrin saturation \< 50%
  • parathormone concentration \< 800 pg/ml

Exclusion

  • hemoglobin concentration \> 13g/dl
  • serum ferritin concentration \< 20 ng/ml
  • vitamin B12 and/or folic deficiency
  • other hematologic disease than anemia
  • cancer
  • hypothyroidism
  • infectious disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

January 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

160 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00308490

Start Date

September 1 2005

End Date

January 1 2007

Last Update

March 13 2007

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Papageorgiou General Hospital

Thessaloniki, Greece, 56429