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A Study to Determine the Safety of Epoetin Alfa and Whether Epoetin Alfa Can Reduce the Need for Blood Transfusions in Patients After Major Orthopedic Surgery.

NCT00270036 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1

Last updated 2011-05-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety of epoetin alfa and to determine the effectiveness of epoetin alfa in reducing the need for blood transfusions after major orthopedic surgery. Epoetin alfa is a genetically engineered protein that stimulates red blood cell production.

Conditions

  • Blood Transfusion
  • Orthopedic Procedures
  • Anemia

Interventions

DRUG

epoetin alfa

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L. C. Clinical Trial · Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1991-04-30
Completion
1991-10-31

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