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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).

Not Applicable
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
Inclusion Criteria

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.

Exclusion Criteria

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
NameTimeMethod
1. Change in Mean Haemoglobin levelTimepoint: 8/12 Weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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
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