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Does A Single Low Dose Preoperative Intravenous Erythropoietin Affect Postoperative Blood Loss and Transfusion in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients Receiving Intravenous Iron Therapy: A Prospective Triple-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Does A Single Low Dose Preoperative Intravenous Erythropoietin Affect Postoperative Blood Loss and Transfusion in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients Receiving Intravenous Iron Therapy: A Prospective Triple-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20180606005
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-06-06
Start date
2013-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Hip fracture Recombinant human erythropoietin Elderly hip fracture Allogeneic blood transfusion Postoperative Blood Loss

Interventions

An intravenous injection of 10&#44
000 IU of recombinant human erythropoietin (HemaplusR&#44
Apexcela&#44
Zuellig pharmacy) once on admission,An intravenous of 1 ml normal saline solution
Active Comparator Drug,Placebo Comparator Drug
intravenous human erythropoietin,Placebo

Sponsors

Ramathibodi hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) aged over 60 years 2) having low-energy trauma 3) having no contraindication for hip fracture surgery 4) willing to participate into this study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) delayed presentation more than 5 days after having injury 2) having myeloproliferative disorder 3) having uncontrolled hypertension 4) having serum creatinine > 2.0 mg/dL 5) having coagulopathy or taking anticoagulant therapy 6) having hemochromatosis 7) having inflammatory arthritis 8) allergic to rHuEPO or intravenous iron sucrose

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Total hemoglobin loss day 3 Preop hemoglobin+total blood in-postop hemoglobin

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Total hemoglobin loss 2 weeks Preop hemoglobin+total blood in-postop hemoglobin,blood transfusion rate 3 days unit of blood component

Countries

thailand

Contacts

Public ContactPaphon Sa-ngasoongsong

Ramathibodi hospital, Mahidol university

paphonortho@gmail.com+ 66-2-2011589

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026