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Comparison of the Rate of Preoperative Haemoglobin After Administration of Epoetin Alpha Associated With an Oral Medical Supplementation Versus Intravenous Before Surgery of Craniosynostosis at the Child

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Craniosynostosis
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03231085
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Montpellier
Brief Summary

Oral iron is commonly used in conjunction with EPO preoperatively for hemorrhagic surgeries in children and especially in the surgery of craniosynostosis. The bioavailability of oral iron is low and compliance with treatment is inconsistent. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether the use of ferric carboxymaltose by injection, which has a much better bioavailability, would make it possible to increase the preoperative hemoglobin level more effectively and thus reduce the risk of perioperative blood transfusion .

Detailed Description

Prospective study, randomized in two parallel groups (martial treatment versus venous injection) and stratified by center (Montpellier, Nice, Angers).

The number of subjects required is 100 patients, or 50 per group.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • Craniosynostosis Surgery
  • Age: between 4 and 24 months inclusive
  • Weight: less than 12kg
  • Hemoglobin: 10 g / dl ≤ Hb 14 ≤ g / dl
  • Affiliated patients or beneficiaries of a Social Security scheme
  • Signature of the consent of the patient's parents
Exclusion Criteria
  • Generalized infection
  • Time for consultation of anesthesia with respect to the date of surgery greater than 5 weeks or less than 22 days.
  • Initial biological assessment dating more than 3 months before the consultation of anesthesia
  • Parents do not understand French
  • BMI greater than 20 kg.m-2
  • Contraindications to EPO
  • Contraindications to ferric carboxymaltose and to ferrous fumarate

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Ferrous fumarate or ferrostraneFerrous fumarate or ferrostraneThe oral treatment should begin 21 days before surgery. Recommended Dosage ferrous fumarate according to the SPC in force: * 5 to 8 kg: 2 cd rases / d or 200mg of ferrous fumarate * 8 to 10 kg: 3 cd rases / d or 300mg of ferrous fumarate * 10 to 12kg: 4 cd rases / d or 400mg of ferrous fumarate Ferrostrane ® (syrup) Laboratory TEOFARMA SRL Either 34mg of iron per teaspoon Recommended dosage according to the SPC in force: * Infant 5 to 8 kg (about 1 to 6 months): 2 teaspoons a day, * Infant from 8 to 12 kg (about 6 to 30 months): 3 teaspoons a day.
Ferric carboxymaltoseFerrous fumarate or ferrostraneThe single intravenous treatment the day of the inclusion. Dosage according to: 15mg / kg iron (to dilute in 3 ml / kg of Nacl 0.9% (SSI), to pass in 15 minutes.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Variation from reference in hemoglobin rate at the day before surgeryHemoglobin rate change from reference day (right before treatment) to one day before surgery (from 22 days to 5 weeks maximum)

Variation of hemoglobin rate between reference value (collected right before the implementation of treatment) and preoperative hemoglobin rate (collected one day before surgery)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Variation from reference in hemoglobin rate at the day before surgery depending on the reference iron statusReference day (right before treatment) and one day before surgery (from 22 days to 5 weeks maximum)

Variation of hemoglobin rate between reference value (collected right before the implementation of treatment) and preoperative hemoglobin rate (collected one day before surgery) depending on the reference iron status

Variation from reference in hemoglobin rate at the day before surgery depending on the inflammatory state of patient evaluated by CRP rate before treatmentReference day (right before treatment) and one day before surgery (from 22 days to 5 weeks maximum)

Variation of hemoglobin rate between reference value (collected right before the implementation of treatment) and preoperative hemoglobin rate (collected one day before surgery) depending on the CRP rate before treatment

Frequency of EPO treatment discontinuation at the end of 2nd injection15 days before surgery

Number of patient stopping EPO injections at the end of 2nd injection

Variation from reference in iron status at the day before surgeryReference day (right before treatment) and one day before surgery (from 22 days to 5 weeks maximum)

Changes in iron status between reference day (right before the implementation of treatment) and preoperative iron status (one day before surgery)

Occurrence of adverse events due to experimental treatmentsfrom treatment administration to end of patient follow-up

Comparision of adverse event du to experimental treatments (ferric carboxymaltose versus ferrous fumarate)

Compliance of oral iron treatmentAt the end of oral iron treatment

Evaluated by visual analogic scale (0 the minimum to 10 the maximum)

Rate of blood transfusion in perioperative phase and during 3 days following surgeryPerioperative phase and during 3 days following surgery

Number of transfused patients among all patients

Number of packed red blood cells transfused in perioperative phase and during 3 days followingPerioperative phase and during 3 days following surgery
Volume of packed red blood cells transfusedPerioperative phase and during 3 days following surgery

Volume in mL/kg

Total perioperative blood lossPerioperative phase and during 3 days following surgery

Expressed in red blood cell mass

Cost of oral ferrous fumarate treatment compared to ferric carboxymaltose treatmentAt the end of patient folllow-up (6 months after surgery)

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

University Hospital of Angers

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Angers, France

University Hospital of Montpellier

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Montpellier, France

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