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Iron Overload and Transient Elastography in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome

NCT02262312 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2015-06-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) have an ineffective hemopoiesis and often suffer from anemia. This can lead to red blood cell transfusion dependency and iron overload. Iron overload can affect the liver and lead to liver fibrosis and worst case cirrhosis. Ferritin is usually used to monitor the iron overload. In this study MDS patients will have a transient elastography performed which measures the liver's stiffness. The purpose is to investigate whether liver stiffness measurements are coherent to ferritin levels.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Transient elastography

All patients will have a transient elastography performed as a measure of liver stiffness.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Zealand University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Klas Raaschou-Jensen · Consultant at department of hematology

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-09-30
Primary Completion
2015-06-30

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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