Sucrosomial Vs Intravenous Iron for Preoperative Anemia

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Rochester

About this trial

50 patients with anemia scheduled for heart surgery or procedures will be randomized to receive either oral sucrosomial iron or standard-of-care intravenous iron before surgery to see if the oral iron is as effective as intravenous iron in increasing the red blood cell count.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥18 years

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG)

Valve procedures

Aortic root procedures

Disqualifiers

Scheduled for cardiac surgery requiring deep hypothermia or circulatory arrest

Undergoing heart transplantation or ventricular assist device placement

Lacking capacity to provide informed consent or unable to understand spoken and written English

Baseline hemoglobin >12 g/dL or <10 g/dL

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Treatment with oral sucrosomial iron
  • Treatment with intravenous iron

Treatment groups

75 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Rochester

Lead sponsor

Pharmanutra S.p.a.

Collaborator