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Register: IRCT
Last refreshed on: 22 February 2018
Main ID:  IRCT2014071718517N1
Date of registration: 2014-09-12
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Vice Chancellor for research of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
Public title: The efficacy of erythropoietin in the treatment of anemia in patients hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit(ICU)
Scientific title: The efficacy of erythropoietin in the treatment of anemia in ICU patients
Date of first enrolment: 2014-02-20
Target sample size: 70
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  http://en.irct.ir/trial/16772
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Other design features: After selection of patients, subjects will be divided randomized into two groups( case and control)according to admission document number.  
Phase:  3
Countries of recruitment
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Name: Asghar Pirzadeh   
Address:  Imam Khumeini Hospital, Shahid Sarhang Ghafour Jeddi street, Ardabil Ardabil Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 45332251401
Email: emamhe@arums.ac.ir
Affiliation:  Ardabil University of Medical Sciences and health services
Name: Iraj Feizi   
Address:  Fatemi hospital, Shariati square 56147 Ardabil Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 45332232520
Email: i.feizi@arums.ac.ir
Affiliation:  Ardabil University of Medical Sciences and health services
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria; age of 18 and above, Hematocrite more than 38% , Hospitalization in ICU for more than 7 days
Exclusion criteria; Uncontrolled hypertension, Uncontrolled seizure, Grade 3 and above burns, Pregnancy or breast feeding, Dialysing patients, The possibility of discharge from the hospital in less than 48 hours, Pulmonary embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Chronic hypercoagolopathy

Exclusion criteria:

Age minimum: 18 years
Age maximum: no limit
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Anaemia.
Anaemia, unspecified
Anaemia, unspecified
Intervention(s)
Control group: Packed cell, 1 International Unit, intra venus, if hemoglobin below 7, during admission
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Erythropoietin, 4000 international Unit per 1 ml, Subcutaneous, 3 times in week, until discharge or death, made in Pooyesh Darou Pharmaceutical co. Tehran. Intervention 2: Control group: Packed cell, 1 International Unit, intra venus, if hemoglobin below 7, during admission.
Intervention group: Erythropoietin, 4000 international Unit per 1 ml, Subcutaneous, 3 times in week, until discharge or death, made in Pooyesh Darou Pharmaceutical co. Tehran
Treatment - Drugs
Primary Outcome(s)
Hemoglobin. Timepoint: Before the intervention, daily until discharge or death. Method of measurement: with Complete blood cell count.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Blood pressure. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: mmHg with barometer.
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Vice Chancellor for research of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Ethics committee of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences and health services
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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