Etiology of Anemia

Anemia Clinical Trial

Official title:

Studies in the Etiology of Anemia in an Unselected Sequential Referral Population

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00302939
• Other study ID #: AG0062
• Status: Terminated
• Start date: January 2006
• Est. completion date: December 2010

Study information

• Verified date: April 2010
• Source: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study looks at the causes of anemia in adults of all ages who are referred by their primary care physician.

Description:

This study is being done to determine if the range of causes of anemia changes with advancing age. The goal of this study is to apply research methods to see if causes of anemia can be determined in patients where a clear cause is not found with routine clinical testing available to all patients in physician offices.

Participants in this study will be evaluated at the NIA-ASTRA unit at Harbor Hospital in Baltimore. Testing will consist of both diagnostic and research blood and urine testing along with history and physical exam. An optional bone marrow aspirate or aspirate and biopsy may be performed if the patient permits and it is indicated for either research or clinical diagnostic purposes. All study information supporting a specific diagnosis will be provided to the patient and, at their request, to their primary care physician if specific treatment is indicated.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 300
• Est. completion date: December 2010
• Est. primary completion date: December 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older

• Hemoglobin (Hgb) less than 13 in males and females

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant or nursing women

• Participation within the past six weeks in another research study which the Principal Investigator believes is incompatible with this study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anemia

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	National Institute on Aging	Baltimore	Maryland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (2)

Artz AS, Fergusson D, Drinka PJ, Gerald M, Bidenbender R, Lechich A, Silverstone F, McCamish MA, Dai J, Keller E, Ershler WB. Mechanisms of unexplained anemia in the nursing home. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Mar;52(3):423-7. — View Citation

Guralnik JM, Eisenstaedt RS, Ferrucci L, Klein HG, Woodman RC. Prevalence of anemia in persons 65 years and older in the United States: evidence for a high rate of unexplained anemia. Blood. 2004 Oct 15;104(8):2263-8. Epub 2004 Jul 6. — View Citation