A Study of Intravenous Mircera in Hemodialysis Patients With Chronic Renal Anemia
Anemia

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Anemia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- adult patients, >= 18 years of age;
- chronic renal anemia;
- continuous stable iv or sc maintenance epoetin therapy during previous 4 weeks;
- regular long-term hemodialysis therapy with the same mode of dialysis for previous 3 months.
Exclusion Criteria:
- transfusion of red blood cells during previous 2 months;
- poorly controlled hypertension requiring hospitalization or interruption of epoetin treatment in previous 6 months;
- significant acute or chronic bleeding.
Sites / Locations
- Cukurova University Medical Faculty; Internal Medicine
- Ankara Research and Training Hospital; The Clinic of Nephrology
- Ankara University School of Medicine; Nephrology
- Faith University School of Medicine; Nephrology
- Hacettepe University Medical Faculty; Department of Internal Medicine
- Baskent University Hospital; Transplantation
- Gazi University School of Medicine; Nephrology
- Adnan Menderes Uni School of Medicine; Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
- Dicle Uni Medical Faculty; Internal Medicine
- Trakya University Medical Faculty; Internal Medicine; Nephrology
- Firat Uni School Of Medicine; Nephrology
- Ataturk University Medical Faculty; Department of Internal Medicine
- Sisli Etfal Research and Training Hospital; The Clinic of Nephrology
- Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty; Department of Internal Medicine
- Marmara Uni School of Medicine; Nephrology
- Izmir Ataturk Research and Training Hospital; The Clinic of Nephrology
- Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine; Nephrology
- Erciyes University School of Medicine; Nephrology
- Inonu Uni School of Medicine
- Mersin University Medical Faculty
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
C.E.R.A. 120, 200, or 360 mcg
Eligible participants were administered Continuous Erythropoietin Receptor Activator (C.E.R.A.) at a dose of 120, 200, or 360 microgram (mcg), intravenously (IV), every 4 weeks i.e. Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 but not on Weeks 24 and 28. The initial dose of C.E.R.A.was based on the last dose of the previous Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agent (ESA). The ESA therapy was administered from enrollment to the 4 weeks stability verification period (SVP), weekly, either as epoetin (<8000 IU, 8000-16000 IU, or >16000 IU) or darbepoetin alpha (<40 mcg, 40-80 mcg, or >80 mcg). A telephone follow-up visit took place 4 weeks after the end of C.E.R.A. treatment (Week 28).