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Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT00337935
Date of registration: 16/06/2006
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Public title: A Study of the Use of PROCRIT (Epoetin Alfa) for the Treatment of Anemia in People With Chronic Kidney Disease Who Live in Long-term Care Facilities.
Scientific title: An Open-Label, Randomized, Multi-center, Controlled Study of PROCRIT (Epoetin Alfa) for the Treatment of Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease in the Long Term Care Setting
Date of first enrolment: July 2006
Target sample size: 157
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00337935
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L. C. Clinical Trial
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Affiliation:  Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Stage 3, 4, or 5 (not on dialysis), Glomerular Filtration
Rate (GFR) [<60 mL/min/1.73 m2], or CKD Stage 2 (GFR 61-90 mL/min/1.73 mm2) with
evidence of kidney damage (defined as structural or functional abnormalities of the
kidneys) for greater than 3 months

- Hb <11 g/dL measured at screening and a stable creatinine over the last 3 months

- expected to stay in a Long Term Care (LTC) facility for at least six months

- not receiving erythropoietic agents within eight weeks prior to screening.

Exclusion Criteria:

- No significant hematological disease (including, but not limited to, myelodysplastic
syndrome, hematological malignancy, hemolytic syndromes, hemoglobinopathy), or with a
current diagnosis of anemia due to blood loss (e.g., hemolysis or gastrointestinal
bleeding) or any cause of anemia other than CKD (e.g., hypothyroidism, HIV)

- No history of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolus (PE) within 12 months
prior to screening (prior superficial thrombophlebitis is not an exclusion criterion),
or a history of cerebrovascular accident (CVA), transient ischemic attack (TIA), Acute
Coronary Syndrome (ACS), or other arterial thrombosis within 6 months before study
entry. [ACS includes Unstable Angina, Q wave Myocardial Infarction and non-Q wave
Myocardial Infarction]

- No uncontrolled or severe cardiovascular disease including uncontrolled hypertension
(systolic BP > 170 mm/Hg, or diastolic BP > 100 mm/Hg), or congestive heart failure
(New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class IV)

- No known solid tumor malignancy, receiving chemotherapy for cancer or having major
surgery within one month prior to screening or expected during study participation

- No history of receiving a transplanted organ, or scheduled to receive an organ
transplant during the course of the study, with the exception of a corneal transplant.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Renal Failure , Chronic
Anemia
Intervention(s)
Drug: Epoetin Alfa
Other: Standard of care
Primary Outcome(s)
Mean Change in Hemoglobin Level From Baseline to the End of Study (26 Weeks) [Time Frame: Week 0 to Week 26]
Secondary Outcome(s)
The Number of Patients Achieved a Hemoglobin Response. [Time Frame: Week 0 to Week 26]
Time to Hemoglobin Response [Time Frame: Week 0 to Week 26]
Secondary ID(s)
CR012229
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ortho Biotech Clinical Affairs, L.L.C.
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 13/05/2013
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00337935
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