The Use of Iron Therapy for Patients With Anemia After Surgery

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2015-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether oral or intravenous iron is effective in the treatment of anaemia (iron-poor blood) after gynaecologic surgery.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Maastricht University Medical Center
• Collaborator: Vifor Pharma
• Treatments: Ferric Compounds; Ferrous fumarate; Iron

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Gynecological surgery

• Hb 5-7 mmol/L

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy

• Oncological operations

• Infections (PID)

• Diagnostic procedures: level 1 laparoscopies (diagnostic, sterilization, tubal testing; Hysteroscopies

• Smaller therapeutic procedures: large loop excision of transformation zone (LLETZ), Conization,

• Small vulvar / vaginal operations such as (cysts, labia correction)

• Endometrial ablation

• Legal incapacity

• The patient has used pre-operatively an iron preparation and / or blood transfusion or during the surgery

• Hematologic disorders

• Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents < 3months ago

• Myelosuppressive therapy in history

• Hepatitis

• HIV

• Alcohol abuses

• Not understanding Dutch

• Allergic reaction to iron therapy in past