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A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Epoetin Alfa Versus Placebo to Reduce the Need for Blood Transfusions and Reduce the Occurrence of Severe Anemia During the Time Period Surrounding Total Hip Replacement Surgery

NCT00269958 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 208

Last updated 2011-05-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of two different dosing schedules of epoetin alfa versus placebo for decreasing the need for blood transfusions and preventing the occurrence of severe anemia during the period of time around total hip replacement surgery. Epoetin alfa is a genetically engineered protein that stimulates red blood cell production.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

epoetin alfa

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Janssen-Ortho Inc., Canada

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Janssen-Ortho Inc. Clinical Trial · Janssen-Ortho Inc., Canada

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Completion
1991-12-31

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