drugset / Trial / NCT01012063
Perioperative Iron With Erythropoietin in Bilateral Total Knee Replacement Arthroplasty (TKRA)
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelPrevention
Summary
The object of this study is to evaluate whether low dose intravenous iron and erythropoietin (Epo) can decrease transfusion requirement after the bilateral TKRA.
Timeline
- Start
- 2008-08
- Primary completion
- 2009-10
- Completion
- 2009-10
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Iron sucrose | Unknown | 200 mg | Intravenous |
| Subject | erythropoietin-β | Unknown | 3000 iu | Subcutaneous |