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Iron therapy effect on fatigue in palliative cancer patients.

Impact of Intravenous iron therapy on fatigue and quality of life in cancer patients receiving palliative care: a prospective interventional study. - INITIATIVE trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/06/034095
Enrollment
60
Registered
2021-06-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-01-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C800- Disseminated malignant neoplasm, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Intravenous Iron Therapy (Ferrous Carboxymaltose): Dose : Calculated By Modified Ganzoni Formula ,Upto 1000 mg Ferrous carboxymaltose. Frequency :One Single dose. Route of administrat

Sponsors

AIIMS New Delhi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients of age group 18 and 80 years of either sex. 2) Performance status of 0â??3 on the (ECOG performance status) scale. 3) Metastatic non myeloid cancer patient not on any curative /palliative chemotherapy or radiation therapy. 4) Hemoglobin ranging from 8gm/dl to 12 gm/dl in women and 8gm/dl to 13 gm/dl in Men (as per WHO Definition).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Age below 18 years. 2) Patients with blood transfusion in the last one month. 3) Patients receiving active therapy or had completed chemotherapy/radiation one month back. 4) Presence of dementia, agitation, or delirium or mental disorder. 5) Terminally ill patients with PS greater than 3. 6) Hemoglobin

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the Role of IV iron therapy on fatigue and quality of life in patients of palliative care. Timepoint: Baseline ,1 week ,1 month

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Assessing the Symptom burden of Fatigue in palliative care. 2.Prevalence of fatigue in patients on palliative care. Timepoint: At baseline

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAnurag sarkar

AIIMS New Delhi

sachidadr@yahoo.co.in9968436042

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026