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CompletedNCT00436995Updated Jan 21, 2011

Extension From Weekly to Once Every Other Week Darbepoetin Alfa Administration in Subjects With Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving Dialysis

A Phase 3 interventional study of Darbepoetin Alfa in Chronic Kidney Disease, sponsored by Amgen. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-01-21.

Sponsored by Amgen · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
114
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the proportion of subjects sucessfully achieving a mean Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 11 g/dL during the evaluation period following extension from Weekly (QW) to Once Every Other Week (Q2W) Darbepoetin Alfa administraion.

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Conditions studied

  • Chronic Kidney Disease

Keywords

  • Dialysis
  • Anaemia
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In context

Kidney Diseases

3,840 studies on the registry are indexed under Kidney Diseases; 500 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 114 is above the median of 70 across 2,640 interventional studies indexed under Kidney Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Amgen is the lead sponsor of 1,015 studies on the registry; 49 are open to participants now.

Of its 245 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 159 (65%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Receiving dialysis for 3 months or more before enrollment.
  • The mean of 2 screening Hb values taken at least 7 days appart must be greater than or equal to 11g/dL and less than or equal to 13.0 g/dL
  • Receiving stable QW darbepoetin alfa doses for at least 6 weeks before enrollment
  • Adequate iron stores (serum ferritin equal to or greater than 100 ug/L

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Prior history of Cardiovascular Incidents 12 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Other hematological disorders
  • Upper or lower GI bleed within the prior 6 months
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
114 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    Single

    Drug: Darbepoetin Alfa

Interventions

  • DrugDarbepoetin Alfa

    Administered IV or SC, Q2W at the following unit doses: 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 100, 130, 150, 200 or 300ug. Initial Q2W dose calculated from pre-enrollment QW doses. Doses titrated to achieve target Hb.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Haemoglobin values to be maintained at greater than 11.0 g/dL during the evaluation period.

    Time frame: 33 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Q2W doses over duration of study.

    Time frame: 33 weeks

  2. Hb values during the evaluation period.

    Time frame: 33 weeks

  3. adverse events during study

    Time frame: 33 weeks

  4. Hb Rate of Rise during study and excursions above 14g/dL

    Time frame: 33 weeks

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 21, 2011, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00436995
Lead sponsor
Amgen
First posted
Feb 19, 2007
Start date
Apr 2006
Primary completion
Jan 2007
Completion
Dec 2008
Last update
Jan 21, 2011

Study contacts

MD
study director · Amgen
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