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Registration number
NCT00394953
Ethics application status
Date submitted
1/11/2006
Date registered
2/11/2006
Date last updated
20/01/2017

Titles & IDs
Public title
A Study of Mircera for the Maintenance Treatment of Anemia in Dialysis Patients
Scientific title
A Randomized, Controlled, Open Label, Multicenter, Parallel-group Study to Compare the Effect of Mircera With That of Darbepoetin Alfa, Administered Intravenously at Extended Dosing Intervals, for the Maintenance Treatment of Anemia in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Who Are on Hemodialysis
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
BH17847
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Anemia 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Blood 0 0 0 0
Anaemia

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Darbepoetin alfa
Treatment: Drugs - methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta [Mircera]

Experimental: MIRCERA - Eligible participants with anemia in CKD who were on hemodialysis will receive methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta (MIRCERA \[RO0503821\]) IV once every month up to 52 weeks. The starting dose of MIRCERA which will be administered during the treatment period will depend on the dose of darbepoetin alfa administered during screening period i.e., 120, 200 and 360 mcg for weekly darbepoetin alfa doses of \<40, 40-80, and \>80 mcg, respectively.

Active comparator: Darbepoetin Alfa - Eligible participants with anemia in CKD who were on hemodialysis will receive darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp) IV once every two weeks up to 26 weeks and darbepoetin alfa IV twice the dose than earlier, once every month from Week 27 up to Week 52.


Treatment: Drugs: Darbepoetin alfa
As prescribed, iv.

Treatment: Drugs: methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta [Mircera]
120, 200 or 360 micrograms iv / month, starting dose
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
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Percentage of Participants With Lesser Than or Equal to One Gram Per Deciliter Decrease in Average Hemoglobin From Baseline and Maintaining Average Hemoglobin Level Greater Than or Equal to 10.5 g/dL Over Evaluation Period
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Baseline (Week -4 to Week -1) and Evaluation period (Weeks 50 to 53)
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Mean Percentage Change in MIRCERA and Darbepoetin Alpha Dose Over Time
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Week 27 to Month 12
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Number of Participants With Marked Laboratory Abnormality Over Time
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Up to Week 53
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Median Blood Pressure Over Time
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Baseline (Week -4 to Week -1), Week 28, and Week 52
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Mean Pulse Rate Over Time
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Baseline (Week -4 to Week -1), Week 28, and Week 52
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Number of Participants With Any Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events, and Deaths
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From screening to Week 56

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* adult patients, >=18 years of age;
* chronic renal anemia;
* hemodialysis 3 times weekly for >=12 weeks before screening, and during screening/baseline period;
* receiving darbepoetin alfa maintenance therapy for >=8 weeks before screening, and during screening/baseline period.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* overt gastrointestinal bleeding within 8 weeks before screening or during screening/baseline period;
* transfusion of red blood cells within 8 weeks before screening or during screening/baseline period;
* active malignancy;

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/12/2006
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/11/2008
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
490
Recruitment in Australia
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- Adelaide
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- Clayton
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- Gosford
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- Parkville
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- Woolloongabba
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SA 5000 - Adelaide
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3186 - Clayton
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2250 - Gosford
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3052 - Parkville
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4102 - Woolloongabba
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Hoffmann-La Roche
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Ethics approval
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Summary
Brief summary
This 2 arm study will compare the efficacy and safety of Mircera and darbepoetin alfa, administered at extended dosing intervals, in the maintenance treatment of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are on hemodialysis. Eligible patients receiving once-weekly intravenous (IV) darbepoetin alfa maintenance treatment will be randomized to receive either intravenous Mircera once a month (at a starting dose of 120, 200 or 360 micrograms/month, depending on the weekly dose of darbepoetin alfa prior to start of study) or intravenous darbepoetin alfa every 2 weeks before switching to once monthly administration. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00394953
Trial related presentations / publications
Carrera F, Lok CE, de Francisco A, Locatelli F, Mann JF, Canaud B, Kerr PG, Macdougall IC, Besarab A, Villa G, Kazes I, Van Vlem B, Jolly S, Beyer U, Dougherty FC; PATRONUS Investigators. Maintenance treatment of renal anaemia in haemodialysis patients with methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta versus darbepoetin alfa administered monthly: a randomized comparative trial. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2010 Dec;25(12):4009-17. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfq305. Epub 2010 Jun 3.
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Hoffmann-La Roche
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Summary Results

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