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EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF DESIDUSTAT IN CHILDREN WITH ANEMIA AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF DESIDUSTAT IN CHILDREN WITH ANEMIA AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/09/045877
Enrollment
29
Registered
2022-09-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-03-03

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: D631- Anemia in chronic kidney disease

Interventions

Intervention1: DESIDUSTAT: DESIDUSTAT oral tablets thrice weekly at 2-2.5 mg/kg/dose thrice weekly for a total of 12 weeks Control Intervention1: NOT APPLICABLE: NOT APPLICABLE

Sponsors

AIIMS New Delhi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age: 10 to 18 years Chronic kidney disease stage 3 to stage 5 Anemia based on age and gender-specific values (KDIGO 2012) Iron-replete state (T sat >20% and Ferritin >100 ng/mL) Normal B12 and folate levels Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Anemia due to a cause other than CKD 2. CKD on dialysis at enrolment 3. Recent PRBC transfusion ( 4. Hyperparathyroidism (iPTH >700 pg/mL) 5. Children on ESA with Hb 6. Stage 2 hypertension even on anti-hypertensive medications 7. Hypersensitivity to desidustat

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
In patients, 10-18 years old, with anemia due to chronic kidney disease administered desidustat (Oxemia®) orally thrice weekly for 12 weeks, to determine absolute increase in hemoglobin levels from baseline after 12 weeksTimepoint: Baseline and 12 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of children achieving specific target hemoglobin levels (11-12 g/dL)Timepoint: Baseline and 12 weeks;Percentage increase in hemoglobin levelTimepoint: Baseline and 12 weeks;Change from baseline to 12 weeks in iron profile (serum iron, serum transferrin, total iron-binding capacity, ferritin, transferrin saturation)Timepoint: Baseline and 12 weeks;Change from baseline to 12 weeks in hepcidin and low-density lipoproteinTimepoint: Baseline and 12 weeks;Proportion of children with treatment emergent adverse events/severe adverse eventsTimepoint: Anytime during the study period

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRahul Sharma

AIIMS, New Delhi

pankajhari@hotmail.com9560701175

Outcome results

None listed

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