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Comparing the effectiveness of desidustat vs darbopoeitin in the treatment of low haemoglobin levels among stages 2-4 chronic kidney disease patients attending tertiary care centres.

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF PROLYL HYDROXYLASE INHIBITOR DESIDUSTAT AND DARBEPOETIN ALFA IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS WITH ANAEMIA IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTER. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/01/100584
Enrollment
80
Registered
2026-01-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: N184- Chronic kidney disease, stage 4 (severe) Health Condition 2: N182- Chronic kidney disease, stage 2 (mild) Health Condition 3: N183- Chronic kidney disease, stage 3 (moderate)

Interventions

Intervention1: Desidustat group: will receive 100mg orally three times a week on non-consecutive days Control Intervention1: Darbepoetin alfa: Darbepoetin alfa Will receive 0.45mcg/kg once weekly or

Sponsors

Dr Nithya T
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.All stable outpatients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 2 4 , not on dialysis, aged between 18-75 years ,with moderate anemia (8-10g/dl) and severe anemia (6.5-7.9 g/dl). 2.Willing to give written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Recent use of erythropoiesis -stimulation agents (ESAs) 2.Recent blood transfusion within 8 weeks. 3. History of any active or recent malignancy within 5 years. 4.Pregnant or lactating. 5.History of thrombotic disorders, thromboembolism in the past. 6.Patients with iron deficiency, B12 deficiency have been ruled out

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mean change in hemoglobin levels ,iron indices and RBC indices.Timepoint: Period of 12 weeks to assess the Hb, iron indicies, RBC indices level at baseline, 8th week and 12th week in both the groups

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of patients achieving target hemoglobin. Assessment of adverse drug reaction such as alteration of liver enzymes (SGOT,SGPT )and serum electrolytes are recorded during the study. Assessment of inflammatory biomarkers such as C-reactive protein(CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR )levels and oxidative stress markers(MDA,MDO). Timepoint: At 8th week and 12th week.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sumitha A

Department of Pharmacology, A C S Medical College and Hospital

ni22081996@gmail.com8072019437

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026