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Do iron and vitamin B12 injections given together, improve haemoglobin in patients on haemodialysis?

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: D509- Iron deficiency anemia, unspecifiedHealth Condition 2: D519- Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia, unspecified
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/11/029193
Lead Sponsor
Christian Medical College Vellore
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
104
Inclusion Criteria

All adult prevalent haemodialysis (HD) patients on HD for at least 3 months with haemoglobin

< 11 g/dL during the study period.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Blood transfusion, blood loss, infection or surgery or change in haemoglobin by

> 1 g/dL in the last 1 month

2. Haemoglobinopathy

3. Cirrhosis

4. Haematological malignancy, myeloproliferative disorder, HIV, HBV or HCV

infection

5. Any chronic inflammatory disorder

6. IV iron or oral/IM B12 received in the last 3 months

7. severe hyperparathyroidism (intact parathyroid hormone > 1,000 pg/mL)

8. Pregnancy

9. Age < 18 years

10. History of asthma or eczema, any history of drug allergy, including allergy to

iron preparations

11. History of exposure to chemotherapy or cytotoxic drugs â?? 5-FU, hydroxyurea, hydroxycarbamide, methotrexate, trimethoprim,

colchicine, azathioprine

12. History of G-CSF use in the last 1 month

13. General anaesthesia with nitrous oxide in the last 1 month

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mean haemoglobin <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1 month <br/ ><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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