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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03731741
Other study ID # pentoxifylline in inflammation
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 2
First received
Last updated
Start date November 1, 2017
Est. completion date May 4, 2018

Study information

Verified date November 2018
Source Tanta University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Our study investigated the effect of using a known drug used in intermittent claudication (named pentoxifylline) as an adjuvant to erythropoietin stimulating agents to improve anemia of hemodialysis patients.


Description:

Fifty out of 57 hemodialysis anemic patients were finally included. They were assigned to two groups of equal numbers. Oral Pentoxifylline 400mg once daily was added to the treatment group which was compared to the control group over a six months period regarding hemoglobin, hematocrit, serum albumin and CRP.

Inclusion criteria: (Patients with ESRD on HD who have hemoglobin <11 g/dl, taking Erythropoietin alfa 4000 -12000 I.U/wk and having a urea reduction ratio >65%.). There were 57 patients who met the inclusion criteria out of 158 patients.

Exclusion criteria: Iron deficiency anemia with transferrin saturation <30%, intact PTH>300pg/ml, vitamin B12 or folate deficiency (evidenced by macrocytosis), history of intolerance to pentoxifylline or other xanthine derivatives, recent retinal or cerebral hemorrhage or active peptic ulcer disease, pregnancy or breastfeeding, presence of systemic hematological disease or known hemoglobinopathy, major surgery, infection, acute myocardial infarction, or malignancy within the last three months and patients who refused to participate in the study.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 57
Est. completion date May 4, 2018
Est. primary completion date May 3, 2018
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- (Patients with ESRD on HD who have hemoglobin <11 g/dl, taking Erythropoietin alfa 4000 -12000 I.U/wk and having a urea reduction ratio >65%.). There were 57 patients who met the inclusion criteria out of 158 patients

Exclusion Criteria:

- Iron deficiency anemia with transferrin saturation <30%, intact PTH>300pg/ml, vitamin B12 or folate deficiency (evidenced by macrocytosis), history of intolerance to pentoxifylline or other xanthine derivatives, recent retinal or cerebral hemorrhage or active peptic ulcer disease, pregnancy or breastfeeding, presence of systemic hematological disease or known hemoglobinopathy, major surgery, infection, acute myocardial infarction, or malignancy within the last three months and patients who refused to participate in the study.

Study Design


Intervention

Drug:
Pentoxifylline
a known drug of xanthine derivatives used in intermittent claudication

Locations

Country Name City State
Egypt Tanta university hospital Tanta

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Tanta University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

References & Publications (4)

Cooper A, Mikhail A, Lethbridge MW, Kemeny DM, Macdougall IC. Pentoxifylline improves hemoglobin levels in patients with erythropoietin-resistant anemia in renal failure. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2004 Jul;15(7):1877-82. — View Citation

Del Vecchio L, Locatelli F. Anemia in chronic kidney disease patients: treatment recommendations and emerging therapies. Expert Rev Hematol. 2014 Aug;7(4):495-506. doi: 10.1586/17474086.2014.941349. Review. — View Citation

González-Espinoza L, Rojas-Campos E, Medina-Pérez M, Peña-Quintero P, Gómez-Navarro B, Cueto-Manzano AM. Pentoxifylline decreases serum levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin 6 and C-reactive protein in hemodialysis patients: results of a randomized double-blind, controlled clinical trial. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012 May;27(5):2023-8. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfr579. Epub 2011 Oct 3. — View Citation

Kuragano T, Kitamura K, Matsumura O, Matsuda A, Hara T, Kiyomoto H, Murata T, Fujimoto S, Hase H, Joki N, Fukatsu A, Inoue T, Itakura Y, Nakanishi T. ESA Hyporesponsiveness Is Associated with Adverse Events in Maintenance Hemodialysis (MHD) Patients, But Not with Iron Storage. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 2;11(3):e0147328. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147328. eCollection 2016. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary hemoglobin difference the difference in haemoglobin concentration between the pentoxifylline and control group at the end of the 6 months study period. after 6 months from the start
Secondary difference in inflammatory markers Difference in CRP and albumin levels between the two groups after 6 months from the start
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