Effect of Preoperative Ferric Carboxymaltose After Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty
Postoperative Anemia, Knee Osteoarthritis, Total Knee Arthroplasty
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Postoperative Anemia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- > 18 years of age and signed written informed consent
- Patients scheduled to undergo major orthopaedic surgery (hip or knee arthroplasty or back surgery)
- Hb < 13.0 g/dl for men and Hb < 12.0 g/dl for women, at screening ( 3 weeks prior to surgery)
- Ferritin < 100 μg/l or 100-300 with transferrin saturation < 20%
Exclusion Criteria:
- Suspicion of iron overload (Ferritin >300 μg/l or/andtransferrin saturation >50%)
- Active severe infection/inflammation (defined as serum C reactive protein > 20 mg/l) or diagnosed malignancy
- Folate-and/or Vitamin B12 deficiency (according to local lab reference range)
- Known history of hepatitis B/C or HIV-positive
- Liver values 3 times higher than normal
- Immunosuppressive or myelosuppressive therapy
- A concurrent medical condition(s) that, in the view of the investigator, would prevent compliance or participation or jeopardize the health of the patients.
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Transfusion within 1 month prior to study inclusion, erythropoietin treatment with in the last 4 weeks, any iron treatment within 4 weeks prior to the inclusion in the trail
- Participation in any other therapeutic trial within the previous month
- History of thromboembolic events in the family or the patient
- Severe peripheral, coronary or carotid artery disease
- Bodyweight < 50 kg
- Patients not able to understand the German language
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Ferric carboxymaltose group
Placebo group
Ferinject®to be administered as IV drip infusion or undiluted bolus injection with a minimum administration time of 15minutes (for 1000mg single administration) for body weight ≥50 Kg or 6 minutes (for 500mg single administration) for body weight <50Kg .
Placebo will be in the form of normal saline administered over same time period as equivalent Ferinject® administration. IV drip infusion or undiluted bolus injection with a minimum administration time of 15 minutes (200mL as infusion or 20mL as bolus injection) for body weight ≥50 Kg or 6 minutes (100mL normal as infusion or 10mL as bolus injection) for body weight <50 Kg.