Idiopathic Anemia of Aging (IAA)

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to examine whether Epoetin Alfa, a hormone stimulating production of red blood cells, can reverse idiopathic anemia.

Timeline

Start

2004-08

Primary completion

2007-05

Completion

2007-05

Publications

• Background Cesari M, Penninx BW, Lauretani F, Russo CR, Carter C, Bandinelli S, Atkinson H, Onder G, Pahor M, Ferrucci L. Hemoglobin levels and skeletal muscle: results from the InCHIANTI study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2004 Mar;59(3):249-54. doi: 10.1093/gerona/59.3.m249.
• Background Guralnik JM, Eisenstaedt RS, Ferrucci L, Klein HG, Woodman RC. Prevalence of anemia in persons 65 years and older in the United States: evidence for a high rate of unexplained anemia. Blood. 2004 Oct 15;104(8):2263-8. doi: 10.1182/blood-2004-05-1812. Epub 2004 Jul 6.
• Background Penninx BW, Guralnik JM, Onder G, Ferrucci L, Wallace RB, Pahor M. Anemia and decline in physical performance among older persons. Am J Med. 2003 Aug 1;115(2):104-10. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9343(03)00263-8.
• Background Chaves PH, Ashar B, Guralnik JM, Fried LP. Looking at the relationship between hemoglobin concentration and prevalent mobility difficulty in older women. Should the criteria currently used to define anemia in older people be reevaluated? J Am Geriatr Soc. 2002 Jul;50(7):1257-64. doi: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50313.x.
• Background Kikuchi M, Inagaki T, Shinagawa N. Five-year survival of older people with anemia: variation with hemoglobin concentration. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2001 Sep;49(9):1226-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49241.x.

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