Renal Function Among Thalassemia Patients Treated by a Oral Chelator Deferasirox

August 30, 2015 updated by: Dr Koren Ariel, HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Thalassemia Major patients developed Iron Overload due to blood transfusions and intestinal iron absorption. Renal function caused by Iron overload was studied in a previous study and shows principally tubular disfunction. In this previous study the Iron chelator used was Deferrioxamine. In the last five years an oral Iron chelator was introduced and approved by the FDA, Deferasirox, (Novartis, Switzerland and USA). The purpose of this study is to assess the renal function in Thalassemia Major patients treated with this new oral iron chelator and compare the results with our previous study.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Patients with Thalassemia Major. The laboratory tests that will be studied are: Urine dip stick, Urea, Creatinine, Na, K, Uric Acid, Calcium, Phosphorus in serum and urine, and N acetyl-b-D-glucosaminidase in Urine.Blood gases will be also taken in serum samples.

The overall iron accumulation will also be calculated based in the amount of Packed Cells Units transfused. The total iron burden will also assessed by measurement of Transferrin saturation and Serum Ferritin.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

36

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Afula, Israel, 18101
        • Ha'Emek Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 year to 45 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with Thalassemia Major or Intermedia treated by Iron chelators or by blood transfusions without treatment with iron chelators

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with Thalassemia Major or Intermedia treated by Iron chelators or by blood transfusions without treatment with iron chelators

Exclusion criteria:

None relevant

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Deferasirox
The patients will be treated by the primary physician according to clinical status. The Deferasirox dose range is between 20 to 40 mg/kg/day once daily dose. The treatment is a continuous treatment and not a single course.
Drug: Deferasirox

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Renal function in Thalassemia patients treated by Deferasirox
Time Frame: One year study
Analysis of renal tubular function in patients treated by Deferasirox compared to patients treated by deferrioxamine
One year study

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 27, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 18, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

July 23, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 1, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 30, 2015

Last Verified

August 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0089-10-EMC

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Subscribe