DRIVE Trial (Dialysis Patients' Response to Intravenous [IV] Iron With Elevated Ferritin)

NCT ID: NCT00224081

Last Updated: 2015-12-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

134 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-09-30

Brief Summary

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This study explores the safety and efficacy of intravenous iron therapy in anemic hemodialysis patients treated with epoetin alfa, who have higher serum ferritin levels, but low to normal transferrin saturation.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Anemia, Iron-Deficiency Kidney Failure, Chronic Hemodialysis

Keywords

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iron deficiency anemia ferritin hemodialysis sodium ferric gluconate epoetin alfa

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Ferric gluconate

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sodium ferric gluconate,

Intervention Type DRUG

Sodium ferric gluconate, 125 mg IV given at 8 consecutive hemodialysis sessions

standard of care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Sodium ferric gluconate,

Sodium ferric gluconate, 125 mg IV given at 8 consecutive hemodialysis sessions

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Chronic hemodialysis
* Elevated serum ferritin with low to normal transferrin saturation (TSAT)
* Moderate to severe anemia
* Receiving epoetin alfa treatment

Exclusion Criteria

* Known sensitivity to FerrlecitĀ®
* Medical conditions that would confound the efficacy evaluation
* Recent blood transfusion
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Watson Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Adel R. Rizkala, Pharm.D., MS

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Watson Laboratories, Inc.

Locations

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Bakersfield, California, United States

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Glendale, California, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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Santa Rosa, California, United States

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Torrance, California, United States

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Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, United States

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Tampa, Florida, United States

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Roswell, Georgia, United States

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Waycross, Georgia, United States

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Crestwood, Illinois, United States

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Wichita, Kansas, United States

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Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

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Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

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Columbia, Missouri, United States

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St Louis, Missouri, United States

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North Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

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Brooklyn, New York, United States

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Minneola, New York, United States

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New York, New York, United States

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Youngstown, Ohio, United States

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

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Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

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Arlington, Texas, United States

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Houston, Texas, United States

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

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Countries

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United States

References

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Coyne DW, Kapoian T, Suki W, Singh AK, Moran JE, Dahl NV, Rizkala AR; DRIVE Study Group. Ferric gluconate is highly efficacious in anemic hemodialysis patients with high serum ferritin and low transferrin saturation: results of the Dialysis Patients' Response to IV Iron with Elevated Ferritin (DRIVE) Study. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007 Mar;18(3):975-84. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2006091034. Epub 2007 Jan 31.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17267740 (View on PubMed)

Singh AK, Coyne DW, Shapiro W, Rizkala AR; DRIVE Study Group. Predictors of the response to treatment in anemic hemodialysis patients with high serum ferritin and low transferrin saturation. Kidney Int. 2007 Jun;71(11):1163-71. doi: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002223. Epub 2007 Mar 28.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17396118 (View on PubMed)

Kapoian T, O'Mara NB, Singh AK, Moran J, Rizkala AR, Geronemus R, Kopelman RC, Dahl NV, Coyne DW. Ferric gluconate reduces epoetin requirements in hemodialysis patients with elevated ferritin. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Feb;19(2):372-9. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2007050606. Epub 2008 Jan 23.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18216316 (View on PubMed)

Pizzi LT, Bunz TJ, Coyne DW, Goldfarb DS, Singh AK. Ferric gluconate treatment provides cost savings in patients with high ferritin and low transferrin saturation. Kidney Int. 2008 Dec;74(12):1588-95. doi: 10.1038/ki.2008.489. Epub 2008 Oct 1.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19034302 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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FER0401

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id