POSTVenTT RCT - Post-operative variability in anaemia treatment: a pilot randomised controlled trial.
- Conditions
- AnaemiaAbdominal SurgerySurgery - Other surgeryBlood - Anaemia
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12623000669695
- Lead Sponsor
- VERITAS Collaborative
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Patients who meet the following criteria:
1.Adult (greater than or equal to 18 years of age)
2.Patients who have undergone major abdominal surgery during the study recruitment periods
3.Anaemia (Hb <130g/L in males, and <120g/L in females) demonstrated on blood tests performed either during or after the procedure
Patients who, at the start of treatment, meet any of the following criteria are not eligible for the study:
1.Erythropoietin or IV iron in the previous 4 weeks
2.Known hypersensitivity to iron or its excipients
3.Known chronic liver disease
4.Known family history of haemochromatosis or Transferrin Saturation (TSATS) >50%
5.Pregnancy or lactation
6.Unable to provide written informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method