PRevention of End Stage Kidney Disease by Darbepoetin Alfa In Chronic Kidney Disease Patients With nondiabeTic Kidney Disease (PREDICT)
Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Kidney Disease focused on measuring renal anemia, erythropoiesis stimulating agent, hemoglobin, non-diabetes, CKD, Chronic Kidney Disease patients without diabetes
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- CKD patients who have not received chronic dialysis
- eGFR 8 and more and less than 20 mL/min/1.73m2 determined twice in last 12 weeks.
- CKD patients with renal anemia at Hb less than 10g/dL within last 8 weeks
- CKD patients with TSAT 20% and higher or serum ferritin 100ng/mL and higher.
- CKD patients treated with standard care
- CKD patients provided written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diabetes (treated, or HbA1c 6.4% IFCC)
- CKD patients treated with ESA other than epoetins and darbepoetin.
- CKD patients treated with epoetin 24000 IU/4w or more.
- CKD patients treated with darbepoetin 90μg/4w or more.
- Uncontrolled hypertension (180/10mmHg and higher)
- Heart failure (NYHA III and IV)
- malignancy, hematological disorder
- malnutrition
- Active and continuous gastrointestinal tract bleeding
- ANCA associated glomerulonephritis, acute infection, active SLE
- CKD patients who will undergo dialysis or receive transplantation within 6 months
- Myocardial infarction within last 6 months
- Stroke or pulmonary embolism within last 12 months
- Severe allergy
- Pregnant women, women on lactation, or CKD patients who plant to get pregnant
- Allergy against erythropoetin
- Ineligible patients according to the investigator's judgment
Sites / Locations
- Showa University School of Medicine
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
High Hb group
Low Hb group
Darbepoetin alfa is given to the patients. Target Hb level is 12.0g/dL and it should be maintained greater than or equal to 11.0g/dL and less than 13.0g/dL. If the patients do not have medical history of myocardial infarction, stroke, pulmonary embolism, unstable angina, or peripheral artery disease, the target Hb level will be greater than or equal to 12.0g/dL and less than 13.0g/dL. Maximum dose of darbepoetin alfa is 240 microgram per 4 weeks.
Darbepoetin alfa is given to the patients. Target Hb level is 10.0g/dL and it should be maintained greater than or equal to 9.0g/dL and less than 11.0g/dL. If the Hb level exceeds 10.0g/dL in patients, reduce the dose amount or stop giving dose.