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A Study of Intravenous Mircera for the Treatment of Anemia in Dialysis Patients.

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What is being tested

Darbepoetin alfa

+ methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta [Mircera]
Drug
Who is being recruted

Anemia

Over 18 Years
+6 Eligibility Criteria

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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 3
Interventional
Study Start: March 2004

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Summary

Principal SponsorHoffmann-La Roche
Last updated: October 26, 2016
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Study start date: March 1, 2004Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This study will assess the efficacy and safety of intravenous (iv) Mircera given as maintenance treatment for renal anemia in chronic kidney disease patients on dialysis who were previously receiving iv darbepoetin alfa. The anticipated time on study treatment is 1-2 years and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.

Official TitleA Randomized, Controlled, Open-label, Multi-center, Parallel-group Study to Demonstrate the Efficacy and Safety of RO0503821 When Administered Intravenously for the Maintenance Treatment of Anemia in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Who Are on Dialysis. 
Principal SponsorHoffmann-La Roche
Last updated: October 26, 2016
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details
313 patients to be enrolledTotal number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.
Treatment Study
These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

How participants are assigned to different groups/arms
In this clinical study, participants are placed into groups randomly, like flipping a coin. This ensures that the study is fair and unbiased, making the results more reliable. By assigning participants by chance, researchers can better compare treatments without external influences.

Other Ways to Assign Participants
Non-randomized allocation: Participants are assigned based on specific factors, such as their medical condition or a doctor's decision.
None (Single-arm trial): If the study has only one group, all participants receive the same treatment, and no allocation is needed.

How treatments are given to participants
Participants are divided into different groups, each receiving a specific treatment at the same time. This helps researchers compare how well different treatments work against each other.

Other Ways to Assign Treatments
Single-group assignment: Everyone gets the same treatment.
Cross-over assignment: Participants switch between treatments during the study.
Factorial assignment: Participants receive different combinations of treatments.
Sequential assignment: Participants receive treatments one after another in a specific order, possibly based on individual responses.
Other assignment: Treatment assignment does not follow a standard or predefined design.

How the effectiveness of the treatment is controlled
In a non placebo-controlled study, no participants receive an inert substance (placebo) to compare outcomes. Instead, all participants receive either the experimental treatment or an alternative treatment (often the Standard of Care). This method allows researchers to compare the effects of the experimental treatment with those of a different active intervention, rather than a placebo.

Other Options
Placebo-Controlled: A placebo is used to compare the effects of the experimental treatment with those of an inert substance, isolating the true treatment effect.

How the interventions assigned to participants is kept confidential
Everyone involved in the study knows which treatment is being given. This is typically used when it's not possible or necessary to hide the treatment details from participants or researchers.

Other Ways to Mask Information
Single-blind: Participants do not know which treatment they are receiving, but researchers do.
Double-blind: Neither participants nor researchers know which treatment is given.
Triple-blind: Participants, researchers, and outcome assessors do not know which treatment is given.
Quadruple-blind: Participants, researchers, outcome assessors, and care providers all do not know which treatment is given.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria
Any sexBiological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.
Over 18 YearsRange of ages for which participants are eligible to join.
Healthy volunteers not allowedIf individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.
Conditions
Pathology
Anemia
Criteria
4 inclusion criteria required to participate
adult patients >=18 years of age
chronic renal anemia
on dialysis therapy for at least 12 weeks before screening
receiving darbepoetin alfa iv for at least 8 weeks before screening
2 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or using unreliable birth control methods
administration of another investigational drug within 4 weeks before screening, or during the study period

Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
2 intervention groups 

are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups
Group I
Experimental
Eligible participants will be administered with RO0503821 (\[methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta\] {Mircera}) intravenously (IV), every 2 weeks during Weeks 1 through 52. The starting dose of RO0503821 (60, 100, or 180 micro gram \[µg\]) was based on the dose of darbepoetin alfa at the time of randomization (\< 40, 40 to 80, or \> 80 µg per week, respectively).
Group II
Active Comparator
Eligible participants will be administered with darbepoetin alfa IV, every week or every 2 weeks during Weeks 1 through 52.
Study Objectives
Primary Objectives

A time adjusted mean change in hemoglobin (Hb) concentration was calculated using an area under the curve approach, for both periods separately. Change in Hb concentration between the baseline (Week -4 to Week -1) and evaluation periods was calculated by subtracting the calculated average baseline Hb value from the average evaluation period Hb value. All blood samples for Hb measurements were taken prior to study drug administration. The analysis used the last observation carried forward (LOCF) for missing Hb values for correction of the impact of early drop outs. The baseline period was defined as Week -4 to Week -1. The evaluation period was defined as Week 29 to Week 36.
Secondary Objectives

The average Hb of all values recorded during the evaluation period was calculated, and this average was subtracted from the average baseline Hb values for each participant. The number of participants maintaining their average Hb within +/- 1 g/dL of their average baseline Hb concentration is displayed. The evaluation period was defined as Week 29 to Week 36.

A combined data of the number of participants who received Red Blood Cell (RBC) transfusions during the titration and evaluation periods is reported. A period of 28 weeks after the first dose of the study drug was used for dose titration and stabilization of Hb concentration. The dose titration period was followed by an 8-week evaluation period (weeks 29 to 36).

A marked abnormality range was defined as above and/or below a value which was considered to be potentially clinically relevant. Marked laboratory abnormalities were analyzed according to the Roche specified limits for the reference range of the following laboratory parameters: White blood cells (WBC) (3.0- 18.0 10\^9/liter \[L\]), platelets (100 - 550 10\^9/L), (alanine aminotransferase \[(ALAT)\] (0 - 110 units per liter \[U/L\]), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) (0 - 220 U/L), aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT) (0 - 80 U/L), albumin \>= 30 g/L, phosphate (0.75 - 1.60 millimole per liter \[mmol/L\]), potassium (2.9 - 5.8 mmol/L), glucose (2.80 - 11.10 mmol/L).

Blood pressure Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) and Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) was measured by manual assessment or automated reading throughout the study for every participant. Blood pressure was taken in the sitting position after at least 5 minutes rest. An appropriate -sized cuff was used and both systolic and diastolic blood pressures were recorded before dialysis (BD) and after dialysis (AD).

Change in pulse rate (beats per minute \[bpm\]) from baseline values includes only those participants with both a baseline (BL) value and a value for specified time period.

An Adverse Event (AE) is defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product. A Serious Adverse Event (SAE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose, results in death, is life threatening, requires hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, or is a significant medical event in the investigator's judgment or requires intervention to prevent one or other of these outcomes. Overall deaths occurred in the study were reported.

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.
This study has 48 locations
Suspended
Unknown FacilityBlacktown, AustraliaSee the location
Suspended
Unknown FacilityBrisbane, Australia
Suspended
Unknown FacilityClayton, Australia
Suspended
Unknown FacilityGosford, Australia
Completed48 Study Centers