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CTRI Number  CTRI/2010/091/000064 [Registered on: 29/01/2010]
Last Modified On: 30/03/2018
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study
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Drug
Biological 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study
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A clinical trial to evaluate efficacy and safety of Relipoietin in patients with anemia due to Kidney disease 
Scientific Title of Study
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Prospective, Multicentric, Open-label, Study to determine the Safety and Efficacy of ReliPoietin when given intravenously to Patients of CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) with Anemia 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any
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Secondary ID  Identifier 
RLS/TP/2009/03  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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Name  Dr Parvez Kosgi 
Designation  Head RLS Clinical Trial 
Affiliation  Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. 
Address  Reliance Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre R-282 TTC Area of MIDC Rabale Navi Mumbai

Thane
MAHARASHTRA
400701
India 
Phone  02240678000  
Fax  02240678299  
Email  parvez.kosgi@relbio.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

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Name  Dr Devi Manjula 
Designation  Medical Monitor 
Affiliation  Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. 
Address  CPR TOWERS, # 65-373-2, 100 ft. Ring Road,BTM Layout 2nd Stage Bangalore

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560076
India 
Phone  08066261116  
Fax  08066261275  
Email  devi.manjula@relbio.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

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Name  Dr Parvez Kosgi 
Designation  Head RLS Clinical Trial  
Affiliation  Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd  
Address  Reliance Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre R-282 TTC Area of MIDC Rabale Navi Mumbai

Thane
MAHARASHTRA
400701
India 
Phone  02267678000  
Fax  02267678299  
Email  parvez.kosgi@relbio.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support
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Reliance Life sciences Pvt. Ltd. Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre Plot R-282, TTC Area of MIDC Thane Belapur Road, Rabale, Navi Mumbai 400 701. India 
 
Primary Sponsor
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Name  Reliance Life Sciences Pvt Ltd 
Address  Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre Plot R-282, TTC Area of MIDC Thane Belapur Road, Rabale, Navi Mumbai 400 701. India 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Not Applicable   
 
Countries of Recruitment
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  India  
Sites of Study
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No of Sites = 3  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Jagdeep Shah  Gujarat Kidney Foundation  4 & 5th Floor, Shaival Complex, Mahalaxmi Char Rasta, Paldi, Ahmedabad
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9825071369

drjagdeepshah@yahoo.com 
Dr. B. R. Ramesh Rao  Sanjeevani Kidney Care  Nitya Priya Society, Sahar road, Near Andheri Station (East),,-40069
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 


drramesh.rao@gmail.com 
Dr. Georgy Abraham  Tanker Foundation  766, PH Road, Kilpauk,-400069
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 


tanker1993@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 2  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
EC, Tanker Foundation  Approved 
Ethics RUs  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
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Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent
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Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Not Applicable  Not Applicable 
Intervention  ReliPoietin  Dose: 10,000 IU, Frequency: once in a week Route of Administration: for 8 weeks 
 
Inclusion Criteria
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Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  75.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Patients with Hb levels between 7 & 10g/dL (both inclusive).
2. Patients with chronic kidney disease
3. Patients with a therapeutic indication for treatment of anemia, after correction of
anemia secondary to iron, folate or B12 deficiency (Transferrin saturation > 20%,
Serum Ferritin > 100ng/ml)
4. Women of child bearing potential having a negative pregnancy test and taking
adequate birth control measures/documented to be postmenopausal
5. Able to comprehend and willing to give informed consent for the study and willing
to come for follow up visit as per protocol requirement. If the subject is illiterate,
then the consent will be taken in the presence of impartial witness. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients with uncontrolled hypertension ≥180/100 at screening
2. Patients with h/o blood clotting abnormalities
3. Patients with micro or macrocytosis (mean corpuscular volume 72 or 110 μm3)
4. Treatment for any infection with drugs known to affect erythropoiesis, including
androgens and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.
5. Patients with known history of allergy to mammalian cell derived products
6. Patients with known history of allergy to human serum albumin
7. Inclusion to any other clinical trial within previous 28 days
8. Patients who are known hypersensitive to rHu-EPO
9. Patients with history of anemia due to causes other than anemia of CKD,
abnormal parathyroid hormone levels
10. Patients with history of Active infections, Hemoglobinopathies, Neoplastic
diseases
11. Patients with HIV infection
12. Patients with Known history of G.I. bleeding
13. Patients with history of serious or unstable medical or psychological conditions
that could compromise the patients safety or successful trial participation
14. Patients with abnormal liver function tests (SGOT2.5 X ULN, SGPT 2.5 X ULN,
Bilirubin 2.5 X ULN, Alkaline Phosphatase 2.5 X ULN). However, patients with
HBsAg and HCV positive can be included provided their transaminases are
normal
15. Pregnant and lactating female patients
16. Patients unwilling or unable to comply with the study procedures.
17. History of Chronic alcoholic or drug abuse patients
18. Patients with other systemic disorders who are not suitable for enrolling into the
study on the discretion of the investigator. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment
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Centralized 
Blinding/Masking
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Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
To achieve the rise in Hb in patients of Chronic Kidney Disease with anemia  8 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
1. To achieve improvement in hematocrit values
2. To study the safety of ReliPoietin 
8 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="75"
Sample Size from India="75" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "75"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="75" 
Phase of Trial
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Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
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10/05/2010 
Date of Study Completion (India) 25/08/2010 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="0"
Months="10"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
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None Yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary
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This is a Prospective, Multicentric, Open-label, Study to determine the Safety and Efficacy of ReliPoietinTM when given intravenously to Patients of CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) with Anemia. 75 subjects will be enrolled across multicenters in India. 10,000 IU of ReliPoietinTM will be administered once weekly for 8 weeks. Primary outcome will be the mean rise in Hb from baseline to EOS. Secondary outcome will be the safety of ReliPoietin during study period. Patients will be followed up to week 9. 
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