A Study to Determine the Safety and Effectiveness of Epoetin Alfa in Facilitating Self-donation of Blood Before Surgery in Patients Who Are Not Anemic and Who Will be Undergoing Orthopedic or Heart and Blood Vessel Surgery

NCT00270075 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2011-05-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether epoetin alfa will enable self-donation of at least 4 units of blood during the 2-week period before surgery (which is a shorter period of time than the conventional 3-week blood donation period before surgery) in patients who are not anemic and who will be undergoing orthopedic or heart and blood vessel surgery. Epoetin alfa is a genetically engineered protein that stimulates red blood cell production.

Conditions

  • Blood Transfusion
  • Blood Transfusion, Autologous
  • Orthopedic Procedures
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Cardiovascular Surgical Procedure

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
1990-01-31
Completion
1992-05-31

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