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EU Registry in Paediatric CDK Patients Looking at Safety and Usage Patterns of Darbepoetin Alfa

Information source: Amgen
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on October 19, 2009
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Chronic Kidney Disease

Intervention: OBSERVATIONAL - NO INTERVENTON (Other)

Phase: N/A

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: Amgen

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
MD, Study Director, Affiliation: Amgen

Overall contact:
Amgen Call Center, Phone: 866-572-6436

Summary

This European study observes paediatric patients with Chronic Kidney Disease using Darbepoeting Alfa to assess the drugs long term safety and profile the patterns of its use within this population.

Clinical Details

Official title: A Prospective Registry Study Observing the Safety and Patterns of Use of Darbepoetin Alfa in EU Paediatric Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Receiving or Not Receiving Dialysis

Study design: Other, Prospective

Primary outcome: To assess the long-term safety of darbepoetin alfa therapy in paediatric subjects with chronic kidney disease receiving or not receiving diaslysis, as determined by the evaluation of incidence rates of SAEs, SADRs and EMIs

Secondary outcome: To assess the usage pattern of darbepoetin alfa in the Chronic Kidney Disease paediatric patient population, haemoglobin and selected related laboratory values over time, and non serious adverse drug reactions

Eligibility

Minimum age: N/A. Maximum age: 16 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Anaemia attributed to Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

- Sixteen years of age or under

- Documented CKD as demonstrated by eGFR <60 mL/min/1. 73m² (Schwartz equation) for ≥3

months if not on dialysis, or: Receiving dialysis

- Treatment with darbepoetin alfa

- Documented informed consent by a parent or authorised individual, if required, and

assent by the patient if appropriate

Exclusion Criteria:

- Active malignancy or current chemotherapy or radiation therapy

- Investigator unlikely to be able to obtain adequate follow-up information, or subject

will not be available for follow-up assessment

- Currently enrolled in or has not yet completed at least 30 days since ending other

investigational device or drug study; subject receiving other investigational agents

Locations and Contacts

Amgen Call Center, Phone: 866-572-6436

Research Site, Innsbruck, Austria; Recruiting

Research Site, Wien, Austria; Recruiting

Research Site, Praha 5, Czech Republic; Recruiting

Research Site, Helsinki, Finland; Recruiting

Research Site, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France; Recruiting

Research Site, Paris, France; Recruiting

Research Site, Marseille, France; Recruiting

Research Site, Rostock, Germany; Recruiting

Research Site, Heidelberg, Germany; Recruiting

Research Site, Hannover, Germany; Recruiting

Research Site, Marburg, Germany; Recruiting

Research Site, Köln, Germany; Recruiting

Research Site, Essen, Germany; Recruiting

Research Site, Budapest, Hungary; Recruiting

Research Site, Szeged, Hungary; Recruiting

Research Site, Padova, Italy; Recruiting

Research Site, Torino, Italy; Recruiting

Research Site, Roma, Italy; Recruiting

Research Site, Genova, Italy; Recruiting

Research Site, Palermo, Italy; Recruiting

Research Site, Napoli, Italy; Recruiting

Research Site, Gdańsk, Poland; Recruiting

Research Site, Szczecin, Poland; Recruiting

Research Site, Krakow, Poland; Recruiting

Research Site, Porto, Portugal; Recruiting

Research Site, Lisboa, Portugal; Recruiting

Research Site, Barcelona, Spain; Recruiting

Research Site, Madrid, Spain; Recruiting

Research Site, Lund, Sweden; Recruiting

Research Site, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Recruiting

Additional Information

AmgenTrials clinical trials website

Starting date: February 2008
Ending date: April 2013
Last updated: October 15, 2009

Page last updated: October 19, 2009

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