Evaluate the Outcomes of Ferric Carboxymaltose in Patients With Perioperative Anemia

NCT ID: NCT06948864

Last Updated: 2025-05-02

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

152 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-01-01

Study Completion Date

2024-12-31

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

The prevalence of preoperative anaemia in patients undergoing major surgery is approximately 30%, and is independently associated with higher mortality, a higher rate of postoperative complications, and a greater probability of receiving a transfusion. In a prehabilitation program, the evaluation and correction of anaemia in the preoperative period is essential, as it is a risk factor for transfusions and complications. The main objectives of this study were to analyse the need for blood transfusion, post-surgical complications, hospital length of stay, ICU length of stay, hospital readmissions, and surgical wound infection in patients treated with ferric carboxymaltose (FC) before surgery. A total of 152 patients were included, of whom 96 received FC before the intervention and 56 received no treatment (control group).

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

It was conducted a prospective pre-post interventional study between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2022 at Infanta Cristina University Hospital in Parla (Madrid, Spain).

Written informed consent was obtained from each participant. To ensure anonymity and confidentiality, patient data were coded and stored in secure, password-protected databases accessible only to authorized research personnel, in compliance with Spanish legislation (Organic Law 3/2018 and RD 1090/2015).

The data used in the study were anonymous and collected by impartial, unpaid, volunteers.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Anemia Anemia (Iron-Loading) Perioperative Bleeding Infection Prevention Readmission, Hospital Surgical Complication Length of Hospital Stay Iron Deficiency Anemia Treatment Prehabilitation

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Control (Not surgical prehabilitation)

This group received the standard preoperative patient assessment without going through a prehabilitation unit or undergoing any type of intervention. They did not receive this intervention because the surgical prehabilitation consultation had not yet been implemented at the hospital.

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventional group (Surgical prehabilitation)

This group received standardized care and assessments in a surgical prehabilitation consultation, including preoperative blood tests, correction of conditions such as anemia (including intravenous iron), and the necessary supplementation to optimize the patients.

Ferric Carboxymaltose (FCM)

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients in the intervention group underwent surgery from 2020 to end-2022 and were managed according to the surgery prehabilitation protocol. Once the surgeon has included the patient on the SWL, they were evaluated and followed up by the prehabilitation nurse (no more than 72 hours in the case of cancer patients) together with the study internist. The protocol at this preoperative stage consists of a comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment and an analysis of lab and nutritional parameters, which are optimized using targeted treatment. One of the lab parameters analyzed was Hb. Study patients with Hb \< 13 g/dL received 500 mg, 1000 mg, 1500 mg or 2000 mg FCM, depending on their levels of Hb, ferritin, transferrin saturation index, and weight. The lab test was repeated immediately before surgery or 30 days after administration of FCM in order to determine whether Hb levels had improved with FCM therapy

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Ferric Carboxymaltose (FCM)

Patients in the intervention group underwent surgery from 2020 to end-2022 and were managed according to the surgery prehabilitation protocol. Once the surgeon has included the patient on the SWL, they were evaluated and followed up by the prehabilitation nurse (no more than 72 hours in the case of cancer patients) together with the study internist. The protocol at this preoperative stage consists of a comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment and an analysis of lab and nutritional parameters, which are optimized using targeted treatment. One of the lab parameters analyzed was Hb. Study patients with Hb \< 13 g/dL received 500 mg, 1000 mg, 1500 mg or 2000 mg FCM, depending on their levels of Hb, ferritin, transferrin saturation index, and weight. The lab test was repeated immediately before surgery or 30 days after administration of FCM in order to determine whether Hb levels had improved with FCM therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

Discover alternative or legacy names that may be used to describe the listed interventions across different sources.

infusion

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* Age over 18 years; on the SWL.
* Hemoglobine \<13g/dL.
* Referred for major elective surgery requiring hospital admission (e.g., oncologic resections such as mastectomy, colon resection, nephrectomy, hysterectomy), typically involving general anesthesia and moderate to high morbidity risk, capable of understanding and consenting to the study
* Physically and mentally able to complete assessments

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with hypersensitivity to FC, or any of its excipients. • Patients with active bleeding
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Francisco Javier García Sánchez

PhD. MD. Surgical Prehabilitation Unit Coordinator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina

Parla, Madrid, Spain

Site Status

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

Spain

References

Explore related publications, articles, or registry entries linked to this study.

Bisbe Vives E. [Treatment of preoperative anemia in major orthopedic surgery]. Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 2015 Jun;62 Suppl 1:52-6. doi: 10.1016/S0034-9356(15)30008-6. Spanish.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26320345 (View on PubMed)

Schack A, Berkfors AA, Ekeloef S, Gogenur I, Burcharth J. The Effect of Perioperative Iron Therapy in Acute Major Non-cardiac Surgery on Allogenic Blood Transfusion and Postoperative Haemoglobin Levels: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. World J Surg. 2019 Jul;43(7):1677-1691. doi: 10.1007/s00268-019-04971-7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30824959 (View on PubMed)

Munoz M, Aragon S, Ballesteros M, Bisbe-Vives E, Jerico C, Llamas-Sillero P, Meijide-Miguez HM, Rayo-Martin E, Rodriguez-Suarez MJ. Executive summary of the consensus document on the management of perioperative anemia in Spain. Rev Clin Esp (Barc). 2024 Apr;224(4):225-232. doi: 10.1016/j.rceng.2024.02.012. Epub 2024 Feb 27.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 38423382 (View on PubMed)

Calleja JL, Delgado S, del Val A, Hervas A, Larraona JL, Teran A, Cucala M, Mearin F; Colon Cancer Study Group. Ferric carboxymaltose reduces transfusions and hospital stay in patients with colon cancer and anemia. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2016 Mar;31(3):543-51. doi: 10.1007/s00384-015-2461-x. Epub 2015 Dec 22.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26694926 (View on PubMed)

Froessler B, Palm P, Weber I, Hodyl NA, Singh R, Murphy EM. The Important Role for Intravenous Iron in Perioperative Patient Blood Management in Major Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Surg. 2018 Feb;267(2):e39-e40. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002055. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29300713 (View on PubMed)

Garcia Erce JA, Altes A, Lopez Rubio M, Remacha AF; en representacion del Grupo Espanol de Eritropatologia de la Sociedad Espanola de Hematologia y Hemoterapia; Otros componentes del Grupo Espanol de Eritropatologia de la Sociedad Espanola de Hematologia y Hemoterapia. Management of iron deficiency in various clinical conditions and the role of intravenous iron: Recommendations of the Spanish Erythropathology Group of the Spanish Society of Haematology and Haemotherapy. Rev Clin Esp (Barc). 2020 Jan-Feb;220(1):31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.rce.2019.09.004. Epub 2019 Nov 27. English, Spanish.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31783987 (View on PubMed)

Laso-Morales M, Jerico C, Gomez-Ramirez S, Castellvi J, Viso L, Roig-Martinez I, Pontes C, Munoz M. Preoperative management of colorectal cancer-induced iron deficiency anemia in clinical practice: data from a large observational cohort. Transfusion. 2017 Dec;57(12):3040-3048. doi: 10.1111/trf.14278. Epub 2017 Aug 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28833205 (View on PubMed)

Munoz M, Acheson AG, Bisbe E, Butcher A, Gomez-Ramirez S, Khalafallah AA, Kehlet H, Kietaibl S, Liumbruno GM, Meybohm P, Rao Baikady R, Shander A, So-Osman C, Spahn DR, Klein AA. An international consensus statement on the management of postoperative anaemia after major surgical procedures. Anaesthesia. 2018 Nov;73(11):1418-1431. doi: 10.1111/anae.14358. Epub 2018 Jul 31.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30062700 (View on PubMed)

Savy M, Edmond K, Fine PE, Hall A, Hennig BJ, Moore SE, Mulholland K, Schaible U, Prentice AM. Landscape analysis of interactions between nutrition and vaccine responses in children. J Nutr. 2009 Nov;139(11):2154S-218S. doi: 10.3945/jn.109.105312. Epub 2009 Sep 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19793845 (View on PubMed)

Gillis C, Fenton TR, Sajobi TT, Minnella EM, Awasthi R, Loiselle SE, Liberman AS, Stein B, Charlebois P, Carli F. Trimodal prehabilitation for colorectal surgery attenuates post-surgical losses in lean body mass: A pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials. Clin Nutr. 2019 Jun;38(3):1053-1060. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.06.982. Epub 2018 Jul 9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30025745 (View on PubMed)

Hu WH, Cajas-Monson LC, Eisenstein S, Parry L, Cosman B, Ramamoorthy S. Preoperative malnutrition assessments as predictors of postoperative mortality and morbidity in colorectal cancer: an analysis of ACS-NSQIP. Nutr J. 2015 Sep 7;14:91. doi: 10.1186/s12937-015-0081-5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26345703 (View on PubMed)

Nicholls G, Mehta R, McVeagh K, Egan M. The Effects of Intravenous Iron Infusion on Preoperative Hemoglobin Concentration in Iron Deficiency Anemia: Retrospective Observational Study. Interact J Med Res. 2022 Feb 3;11(1):e31082. doi: 10.2196/31082.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35113024 (View on PubMed)

Mudarra-Garcia N, Roque-Rojas F, Izquierdo-Izquierdo V, Garcia-Sanchez FJ. Prehabilitation in Major Surgery: An Evaluation of Cost Savings in a Tertiary Hospital. J Clin Med. 2025 Apr 3;14(7):2460. doi: 10.3390/jcm14072460.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 40217909 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

ACT 04/22

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

More Related Trials

Additional clinical trials that may be relevant based on similarity analysis.