A Study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of folic acid plus cyanocobalamin plus pyridoxine as an adjuvant to Recombinant Human Epoetin Alpha (r-HuEPO) therapy in patients with anaemia of End stage renal disease (ESRD).
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: D631- Anemia in chronic kidney disease
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2010/091/000652
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Narendra DedhiaParakh HospitalGhatkopar(E)Mumbai - 400 077, Maharashtra
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
1. Age 18 years and above
2. Subjects of either gender, males or females
3. Subject has given informed consent for participation in this trial.
4. Medically stable CRF patients.
5. Subject on stable EPO alpha therapy for at least 6 weeks at the time of enrolment.
6. Haemoglobin level ≥ 8 g/dL and ≤11g/dl
7. Given written informed consent for participating in the trial.
1. Pregnant and nursing mothers
2. Subjects with history of macrocytic anemia secondary to liver disorder (ALT/AST > 2.5 times UNL or bilirubin > 2 times UNL), hypothyroidism and bone marrow disorders
3. Subjects with iron deficiency anaemia (Defined as serum ferritin levels ≤ 100 μg/L, TSAT ≤ 20% and peripheral smear picture suggestive of iron deficiency anaemia)
4. Subject on treatment with any of the study drug component. (i.e. folic acid, cyanocobalamin or pyridoxine (B6)), in such case wash out of 1 week will be necessary.
5. Subjects with history of sickle cell anemia, thalassemia or any other hemoglobinopathies.
6. Subjects with history of any significant medical disorder other than ESRD.
7. Subjects with history of malabsorption syndrome, sprue, fish tapeworm infection, pancreatitis and myeloproliferative disorders.
8. Subjects with history of gastrectomy, surgical blind loops or severe abnormalities in the terminal ileum, ileal resection, regional ileitis or intestinal lymphoma.
9. Subjects expected to receive blood transfusion in next 3 months.
10. Subjects with history of alcohol consumption > than 20 gm/week.
11. Subjects who are unwilling or unable to give informed consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Change in Mean Haemoglobin levelTimepoint: 8/12 Weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Red blood cell indices ( MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW)Timepoint: 12 Weeks;2) Serum vitamin B12 assayTimepoint: 12 Weeks;3) RBC folate assayTimepoint: 12 Weeks;4) Serum homocysteineTimepoint: 12 Weeks