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AnemiaPhase 3NCT00211146

A Study to Confirm the Safety and Efficacy of Epoetin Alfa (PROCRIT) Administered Perioperatively vs. the Standard of Care in Blood Conservation in Patients Undergoing Major Elective Spinal Surgery (SPINE Study)

A Phase 3 study testing epoetin alfa in people with Anemia and Venous Thrombosis, run by Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C..

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study is designed to investigate the incidence of deep vein thrombosis in patients receiving a perisurgical regimen of epoetin alfa (PROCRIT®) as compared to patients receiving standard of care blood conservation management. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Anemia, Venous Thrombosis
What is being tested?
epoetin alfa
How many people
680 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Apr 1998to May 2006
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Subjects scheduled for elective spinal surgery (with a minimum of 3-weeks lead time) with significant anticipated perioperative blood loss (2-4 units of blood)
  • Hemoglobin >10 and < 13 g/dL at screening
  • Female subjects must be post menopausal for at least one year, surgically incapable of childbearing (hysterectomy or tubal ligation), or practicing an acceptable method of birth control (e.g., hormonal contraceptives, intrauterine devices, or barrier and spermicide). The subject should continue with the same method for the duration of the study. If a female subject is practicing an acceptable method of birth control, she must have maintained her normal menstrual pattern within the three months prior to study entry
  • No clinically significant abnormal hematologic or serum chemistry values. Negative serum pregnancy test for female subjects not post menopausal for at least one year or surgically incapable of childbearing (hysterectomy or tubal ligation)

Who cannot join

  • No primary hematologic disease
  • No clinically significant disease/dysfunction of the cardiovascular (NYHA Classification Class II-IV), neurologic (cerebral), pulmonary, endocrine, gastrointestinal, or genitourinary systems, which in the opinion of the investigator would put the subject at increased risk for a thrombovascular event, compromise the subject's ability to respond to r-HuEPO therapy, or otherwise impair their ability to participate in this study
  • No history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE)
  • No subjects who are to receive perioperative pharmacologic anticoagulation (e.g., coumadin, heparin, lovenox, aspirin/ASA)
  • No subjects prohibited from receiving blood transfusions

About this study

Official title: An Open-Label, Randomized, Parallel-Group Study to Confirm the Safety and Efficacy of Epoetin Alfa (PROCRIT) Administered Perioperatively vs. the Standard of Care in Blood Conservation in Subjects Undergoing Major Elective Spinal Surgery

This study is designed to investigate the incidence of deep vein thrombosis in patients receiving a perisurgical regimen of epoetin alfa (PROCRIT®) as compared to patients receiving standard of care blood conservation management.

Read the detailed description

The objective of the study is to demonstrate that there is no clinically important additional risk for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in adult spine surgery using a perisurgical regimen of epoetin alfa (PROCRIT®) versus the standard of care for blood conservation. Spine surgery was selected as the population to study because anti-coagulant therapy is not always administered in association with this surgery type. In addition, the efficacy of epoetin alfa (PROCRIT®) in protecting patients from receiving allogeneic red cell transfusion across adult spinal procedures will be studied. Patients scheduled for elective spinal surgery, who agree to participate in the study, and meet eligibility criteria will be randomly assigned to epoetin alfa (PROCRIT®) or standard of care. No perioperative anti-coagulation therapy is to be administered during the study. The study hypothesis is that there is no increased risk of DVT in patients receiving perisurgical epoetin alfa (PROCRIT®) treatment. Epoetin alfa (PROCRIT®) 600U/kg administered once per week for 3 weeks prior to surgery and on the day of surgery.

Being tested
epoetin alfa
Keywords
Anemia, erythropoetin, PROCRIT, deep vein thrombosis, thrombovascular event
Medical subject headings
Anemia, Venous Thrombosis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • epoetin alfaDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The incidence of DVT as determined by color flow duplex imaging

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Incidence of TVEs; Proportion of completed subjects receiving allogeneic red cell transfusions; Change in hemoglobin and hematocrit from baseline to end of study

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 1998
  3. Study completionMay 2006

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
680 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00211146
Sponsor's protocol ID
CR004621
Status last verified
Apr 2010
First submitted
13 Sep 2005
Last updated
10 Jun 2011
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Stowell CP, Jones SC, Enny C, Langholff W, Leitz G. An open-label, randomized, parallel-group study of perioperative epoetin alfa versus standard of care for blood conservation in major elective spinal surgery: safety analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Nov 1;34(23):2479-85. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181bd163f.

    PubMed 19927096

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing epoetin alfa in people with Anemia and Venous Thrombosis, run by Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C..

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Jun 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The incidence of DVT as determined by color flow duplex imaging. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00211146, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Jun 2011.

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