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Use of Desidustat or darbepoetin to cure low blood in patients with kidney disease

Assessment of the Efficacy and Safety of Desidustat vs Darbepoetin in Anemia due to chronic kidney disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial - NILL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/11/059727
Enrollment
100
Registered
2023-11-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-11-13

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: N189- Chronic kidney disease, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Desidustat: Duration of Therapy: 6 Months Desidustat (Oxemia™) is an orally bioavailable, small molecule, hypoxia-inducible factor-prolyl hydroxylase (HIF-PH) inhibitor developed by Zy

Sponsors

Saajid Hameed
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Current clinical diagnosis of anemia due to CKD, baseline hemoglobin concentrations was to be 7.0-10.0 g/dL (both inclusive) before the enrollment. 2. Ability to understand and give informed consent for participation. 3. Male or female patients diagnosed with CKD (stage III to IV), defined by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) using the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formula. 4. Male or female, 18 to 80 years of age. 5. Body weight > 40 kg. 6. Subjects not on dialysis and not expected to start dialysis during the study period. 7. Serum ferritin =100 ng/mL and/or TSAT >20%. 8. No iron, folate or Vitamin B12 deficiency.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Prior chronic hemodialysis or chronic peritoneal dialysis treatment. Intravenous iron within 14 days prior to enrollment. Prior exposure of rhEPO analogues less than 04 weeks. Red blood cell transfusion within 8 weeks prior to enrollment. History of previous or concurrent cancer. Serologic status reflecting active hepatitis B or C infection or Human immunodeficiency virus infection. Active infection prior to enrollment. History of renal transplant. Major surgery within 90 days of the first day of study drug dosing, and minor surgery within 30 days of the first day of study drug dosing. Presence or a history of bleeding disorders or clinical conditions that could increase risk of life-threatening bleeding. Pregnant and breastfeeding women.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mean change in hemoglobinTimepoint: 0 to 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change in blood cells countTimepoint: 0 to 6 months;Change in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C- Reactive Protein (CRP)Timepoint: 0 to 6 months;Change in Packed Cell Volume (PCV)Timepoint: 0 to 6 months;Change in potassium levelsTimepoint: 0 to 6 months;Change in the lipid, and lipoprotein profileTimepoint: 0 to 6 months;Change in transferrin saturationTimepoint: 0 to 6 months;Number (%) of subjects on rescue therapyTimepoint: 0 to 6 months;Number of subjects with hemoglobin response defined as target level of 10–12 g/dL and post-treatment increase of 1 g/dL or more by Week 24Timepoint: 0 to 6 months;Percentage of time spent in the target hemoglobin range (10-12 g/dl)Timepoint: 0 to 6 months;Time to achieve target range hemoglobin level of 10–12 g/dLTimepoint: Not Applicable

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSaajid Hameed

IGIMS, Patna

dikshithariharpatna@gmail.com9334106381

Outcome results

None listed

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