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Registration number
NCT00442702
Ethics application status
Date submitted
1/03/2007
Date registered
2/03/2007
Date last updated
19/12/2011

Titles & IDs
Public title
A Study of Subcutaneous Mircera in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease, Not on Dialysis.
Scientific title
An Open-label, Randomized, Multi-center, Parallel Group Non-inferiority Study of Subcutaneous Injections of RO0503821 Given Once Monthly vs. Darbepoetin Alfa Given According to Local Label in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Who Are Not on Dialysis.
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
BH20051
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Anemia 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Renal and Urogenital 0 0 0 0
Kidney disease
Renal and Urogenital 0 0 0 0
Other renal and urogenital disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Mircera
Treatment: Drugs - Darbepoetin alfa

Experimental: Mircera - Participants received Mircera by subcutaneous injection once every month during the dose titration (7 months) and evaluation period (2 months). The starting dose was based on the weekly dose of darbepoetin alfa administered prior to the switch to Mircera, and was either 120, 200 or 360 µg Mircera per month. The dose was then adjusted to maintain Hemoglobin levels within the defined target range and also according to the need for red blood cell transfusions (due to worsening anemia), or for toxicity related to Mircera.

Active Comparator: Darbepoetin alfa - Participants continued to receive the same dose of darbepoetin alfa as before screening by subcutaneous injection once every week, once every 2 weeks or once every month as per local labeling during the dose titration (7 months) and the evaluation period (2 months).


Treatment: Drugs: Mircera
Starting dose of 120, 200 and 360 micrograms administered by subcutaneous injection once a month.

Treatment: Drugs: Darbepoetin alfa
As prescribed, subcutaneous injection once every week, once every 2 weeks or once every month as per local labeling specifications.
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Change in Hemoglobin (Hb) Concentration From Baseline to the Evaluation Period
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Baseline (measurements at Week -4, Week -2 and Day 1) and Evaluation Period (Months 8 and 9; measurements twice a month and at the final visit).
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Change in Hemoglobin Concentration From Baseline Over Time
Timepoint [1] 0 0
From Baseline to 9 months; blood samples for hemoglobin measurements were taken twice a month, at each study visit.
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Number of Participants With Red Blood Cell (RBC) Transfusions
Timepoint [2] 0 0
From randomization to Month 9
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Participants With Adverse Events
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Randomization to Month 10 (final visit)

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
- adult patients, >=18 years of age;

- chronic kidney disease, not requiring dialysis;

- receiving darbepoetin alfa maintenance therapy for >=8 weeks before screening, and
during screening/baseline period.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
- overt gastrointestinal bleeding within 8 weeks before screening, or during
screening/baseline period;

- transfusion of red blood cells within 8 weeks before screening, or during
screening/baseline period;

- active malignant disease;

- previous treatment with Mircera.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/09/2007
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/08/2010
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
228
Recruitment in Australia
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- Adelaide
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- Gosford
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- Lismore
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- Reservoir
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- Richmond
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SA 5000 - Adelaide
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2250 - Gosford
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2480 - Lismore
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3073 - Reservoir
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3121 - Richmond
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
Hoffmann-La Roche
Address
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
This 2 arm study will compare the efficacy and safety of Mircera and darbepoetin alfa in the
treatment of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease who are not on dialysis and who
are receiving subcutaneous darbepoetin alfa maintenance therapy. Patients will be randomized
either to remain on darbepoetin alfa therapy as per local label, or to switch to monthly
subcutaneous Mircera, at a starting dose of 120, 200 or 360 micrograms, depending on the
weekly dose of darbepoetin alfa administered prior to the first dose of Mircera. The
anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is 100-500
individuals.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00442702
Trial related presentations / publications
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Hoffmann-La Roche
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Summary Results

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