Treatment of a low blood count before heart surgery comparing iron supplements taken by mouth and the combination of iron given by intravenous drip and a drug to increase the blood count

Registry ID

EUCTR2011-003695-36

Source registry

EUCTR

Status

Completed

Phase

PHASE2

Sponsor

Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust

Start date

2012-09-07

Completion date

2019-05-16

Last update

2026-08-16

Conditions

• Anaemia

Summary

In patients who have a low haemoglobin level before surgery, will treatment using a combination of intravenous iron and darbepoetin result in less blood transfusion after heart surgery than treatment using iron tablets alone.

Locations

• , , UK

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