A Cohort Study of Conversion From Aranesp® to NESP® for the Treatment of Anemia in Dialysis Patients

NCT02439697 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2018-06-04

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Summary

This is a prospective single-arm open-labeled cohort study on dialysis patients of the conversion from Aranesp® to NESP® for the treatment of anemia. The primary outcome of the study is the haemoglobin level after conversion to NESP® after 6 months. Secondary outcomes include the variability in haemoglobin level, average weekly dose of erythropoietin, safety profile of NESP®, patients' subjective assessment of fatigue and injection pain after the conversion.

Conditions

  • Anemia
  • End Stage Renal Failure on Dialysis

Interventions

OTHER

Darbepoetin alfa

Conversion from Aranesp® to NESP®

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maggie Ming Yee Mok, MBBS FHKAM · Queen Mary Hosptial, the University of Hong KOng

  • Tak Mao Chan, MBBS FRCP · Queen Mary Hospital, the University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-11-30
Primary Completion
2017-11-30
Completion
2017-11-30

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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Diseases

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