Safety and Tolerability of Ferric Carboxymaltose (FCM) Versus Iron Dextran in Treating Iron Deficiency Anemia

Anemia Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Multi-Center, Randomized, Controlled Study to Investigate the Safety and Tolerability of Intravenous Ferric Carboxymaltose (FCM) vs. Iron Dextran in Treating Iron Deficiency Anemia

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00704028
• Other study ID #: 1VIT08020
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• First received: June 20, 2008
• Last updated: January 22, 2018
• Start date: June 2008
• Est. completion date: March 2011

Study information

• Verified date: January 2018
• Source: Luitpold Pharmaceuticals
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety of FCM in patients with anemia who are not dialysis dependent.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 161
• Est. completion date: March 2011
• Est. primary completion date: January 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects =18 years of age and able to give informed consent

• Iron deficiency is the primary etiology of anemia

• History of intolerance or an unsatisfactory response to oral iron

• Screening Visit central laboratory Hgb =11 g/dL

• Screening Visit ferritin =100 ng/mL or =300 when TSAT was =30%

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous participation in a FCM trial

• Known hypersensitivity reaction to FCM or iron dextran

• Requires dialysis for treatment of chronic kidney disease

• Current anemia not attributed to iron deficiency

• Received IV iron, RBC transfusion(s), or antibiotics 10 days prior and during the screening phase

• Anticipated need for surgery during the 30 day period prior to screening or during the study period

• AST or ALT greater than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal

• Received an investigational drug within 30 days of screening

• Women who are breastfeeding

• Pregnant or sexually-active females who are not willing to use an effective form of birth control

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anemia
• Anemia, Iron-Deficiency

Intervention

Drug:
• Ferric Carboxymaltose
15 mg/kg up to a maximum of 750 mg at 100 mg per minute weekly to a maximum cumulative dose of 2,250 mg.
• Iron Dextran
As determined by the investigator to a maximum cumulative dose of 2,250 mg.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Luitpold Pharmaceuticals	Norristown	Pennsylvania

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Luitpold Pharmaceuticals

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Number of Subjects Who Reported Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (AE's)		Day 0 through end of study (Day 42), or 28 days after the last dose of study drug whichever was longer