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Participants
Start Date
February 28, 2013
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2014
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2014
intravenous iron carboxymaltose
The patients will be randomized to one of the 2 treatment groups (12 patients in each group): Group I: intravenous iron carboxymaltose; Group II: intravenous placebo. Group I (intravenous iron): Ferinject will be applied via a short infusion. Patients will receive 15mg/kg of iron as iron carboxymaltose Ferinject® in 250 ml 0.9% NaCl intravenously (time of infusion 20 mins), in a single dose. The maximum dose is limited to 1000mg iron. Group II (intravenous placebo): Intravenous placebo (250 ml 0.9 % NaCl will be administrated in the same manner and time schedule than group I.
University Hospital Zurich, Clinic and Policlinic of Internal Medicine, Zurich
University of Zurich
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