Changes in Iron Markers Following Iron Loading in Hemodialysis Patients

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to describe alterations of serum ferritin, transferrin saturation, soluble transferrin receptor, % hypochromic erythrocytes, % reticulocytes, reticulocyte hemoglobin content after iron loading in hemodialysis patients.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Papageorgiou General Hospital
• Treatments: Ferric Oxide, Saccharated; Iron

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• hemodialysis for three months minimum

• stable epoetin dose for two months minimum

• serum ferritin concentration < 1000 ng/ml

• transferrin saturation < 50%

• parathormone concentration < 800 pg/ml

Exclusion Criteria:

• hemoglobin concentration > 13g/dl

• serum ferritin concentration < 20 ng/ml

• vitamin B12 and/or folic deficiency

• other hematologic disease than anemia

• cancer

• hypothyroidism

• infectious disease