A Study of Mircera for the Treatment of Anemia in Dialysis Patients

NCT00077597 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 182

Last updated 2016-11-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will assess the efficacy and safety of Mircera given intravenously in the treatment of renal anemia in chronic kidney disease patients on dialysis who are not currently receiving epoetin or any other erythropoietic substance. The anticipated time on study treatment is 1-2 years and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

epoetin

3 times a week iv, as prescribed.

DRUG

methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta [Mircera]

0.4 micrograms/kg iv (starting dose) once every 2 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Clinical Trials · Hoffmann-La Roche

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-02-29
Primary Completion
2006-06-30
Completion
2006-06-30

Countries

  • United States
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Czechia
  • Greece
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Thailand

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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