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CTRI Number  CTRI/2017/04/008338 [Registered on: 12/04/2017] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 18/11/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  PMS 
Type of Study   Biological 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Post-marketing Surveillance Study in patients prescribed with Darbepoetin alfa 
Scientific Title of Study   A Post-marketing Surveillance Study Evaluating the Safety and Tolerability of the Labeled Use of Hetero-Darbepoetin Alfa in Indian Patients 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
HCR/III/Darb/07/2013 Version 1.1 dated 22–Dec-2014  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name   
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address 




 
Phone    
Fax    
Email    
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  D Sreenivasa Chary S 
Designation  Assistant General Manager 
Affiliation  Hetero Drugs Limited 
Address  Hetero Corporate”,72A2, Industrial Estates, Sanath Nagar

Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH
500018
India 
Phone  914023704923  
Fax  914023801902  
Email  sreenivasa.chary@heterodrugs.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Shubhadeep Sinha MD 
Designation  Vice - President and Head 
Affiliation  Hetero Drugs Limited 
Address  Hetero Corporate”,72A2, Industrial Estates, Sanath Nagar

Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH
500018
India 
Phone  914023704923  
Fax  914023801902  
Email  sd.sinha@heterodrugs.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Hetero Drugs Limited Hetero Corporate,7 2 A2, Industrial Estates, Sanath Nagar 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Hetero Drugs Limited 
Address  Hetero Corporate,7 2 A2, Industrial Estates, Sanath Nagar 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 18  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Javed M Vakil  Bodyline Hospital  New Vikas Gurh Road, opp Annapurna Hall, Paldi-7, Ahmedabad, Gujurat
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
07933012372

drjmvakil@gmail.com 
Dr P Vikranth Reddy  Care Hospital  Cabin No: 434, 3rd floor, B-block, Care Out Patient Center, Road No: 10, Beside Karvy Head Office, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad Pin: 500034
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH 
914039116000

vikranthreddy@yahoo.com 
Dr R Sreedhara  Fortis Hospitals Limited  154/9, Bannerghatta Road, Opp.IIM-B, Bangalore-560076, Karnataka, India
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
08023014444

rsreedhara@yahoo.com 
Dr Vishal Kumar Gupta MD Medicine SRF Nephrology  GSVM Medical College  Postgraduate dept. of medicine, Kanpur - 208005
Kanpur Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH 
05122535483

drvishalgupta2007@yahoo.com 
Dr Rajendra Pandey  Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research  244 A.J.C Bose Road, Kolkata - 700 020
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
03322041100

rajensankrityan@gmail.com 
Dr Anurag Singh MD DM Nephrology  Jeevan Jyoti Multispeciality Hospital  162 Bai Ka Bagh, Lowther Road,Allahabad - 211003, Uttar Pradesh, India
Allahabad
UTTAR PRADESH 
05322417248

dranurags29@gmail.com 
Dr Ramesh Chandra DM Nephrology  King George Hospital  Andhra medical college, Vishakhapatnam - 530002
Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
08912564891

rameshchandravyasam@gmail.com 
Dr Rahul Grover MD DM Nephrology  Max Super Speciality Hospital  East Block, 2-press Enclave Road saket, New delhi-110017
New Delhi
DELHI 
01126515050

RHgrover@yahoo.com 
Dr Bhavin MD DM Nephrology  Medlink Hospital  Opp. Someshwara Jain Temple, 132 ft Ring Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380015
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
07940241000

Bhavindr@yahoo.com 
Dr Deo Nidhi Mishra MD Internal Medicine  Nirmal Hospital  opp MLB Medical College Gate No. 3 Jhansi-284128
Jhansi
UTTAR PRADESH 
05102321001

drmishra.nirmal@gmail.com 
Dr Jyostna  Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences  Department of Gen. Medicine (Nephrology Unit),RIMS Govt. General Hospital, Srikakulam-532001, Andhra Pradesh, India
Srikakulam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
0891279977

drsaratjyostna@gmail.com 
Dr K Veera Bhadra  Rangadore Memorial Hospital  1st Cross Rd, Shankarapuram, Chikkanna Garden, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560004
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
08026983300

drkvgupta@gmail.com 
Dr Amit Gupta  Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute  Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226014
Rae Bareli
UTTAR PRADESH 
05222668112

Amitgupt@sgpgi.ac.in 
Dr Shakuntala  Sapthagiri Hospital  15, Hesarghatta Main Road, Chikkasandra, Jalahalli West, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560090
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
08028393392

modissj@gmail.com 
Dr Apurva parekh  Shubham Super Speciality Hospital  Opp. Bank of Baroda, Near Sardar Patel Statue, Sardar Patel Colony, Naranpura, Ahmedabad-380013
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
07930179017

Drapurvaparekh333@gmail.com 
Dr AK Bhalla MD DM Nephrology  Sir Ganga Ram Hospital  Sir Ganga Ram Marg, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi - 110060
New Delhi
DELHI 
01125750000

bhallaak@yahoo.com 
Dr B Sudhakar  St. Theresa Hospitals  Erragadda,Sanathnagar,Hyderabad Telangana-500018
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH 
04023701013

drbsudhakar@yahoo.com 
Dr Georgi Abraham  Tanker Foundation  766, p.h. road, Kilpauk, Chennai-600010
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
04428341635

vikranthreddy@yahoo.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 18  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Bodyline Hospital, Institutional Ethics Committee opp Annapurna Hall, Nr. Dev Status,Vikas Gruh road, Paldi, Ahmedabad, Gujurat ECR/476/Inst/GJ/2013  Approved 
Care Hospital Care Convergence Centre, H. No. 8-2-595/2/B, Road No. 10, Banjara Hills Hyderabad-500034 ECR/94//Inst/AP/2013  Approved 
Ethics Committee GSVM Medical College, Opp. CRS Complex GSVM Medical college, Kanpur-208005 ECR/680/Inst/UP/2014  Approved 
Ethics Committee St. Theresa’s Hospital Erragadda Santhnagar Hyderabad – 500018 Andhra Pradesh ECR/230/Inst/AP/2013   Approved 
Ethics Committee, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences & RIMS Government General Hospital Situated at Srikakulam-532001, Andhra Pradesh, India ECR/492/Inst/AP/2013  Approved 
Ethics Committee, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Ethics Committee, Room No 1496. IV Floor , Old Building ,Sir Ganga Ram Hospital , Old Rajinder Nagar ,New Delhi-110060 ECR/20/Inst/DL/2013   Submittted/Under Review 
Fortis Hospital Ethics Committee 154/9 Bannerghatta Road,Opp IIM-B,Bangalore 560076 Karnataka ECR/378/Inst/KA/2013  Approved 
Institute Ethics Committee ,SGPGI Bioethics Cell, Room No. 205,Ist Floor ,Administrative Block ,Sanjay Gandhi Post graduate Institute of Medical Sciences , Raebareli Road , Lucknow , U.P India Pin-2260147 ECR/16/Inst/UP/2013  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee Situated at M/s. King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam - 530002, Andhra Pradesh ECR/197/Inst/KGH/2013  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Jeevan Jyoti Hospital & Research Centre, 1625, Bai Ka Bagh, Lowther road, Allahabad 211003 ECR/285/Inst/UP/2013   Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Nirmal Hospital, Nirmal Hospital campus Gate No. 3, opp MLB Medical College Gate No. 3 Jhansi-284128 (U.P) ECR/325/Inst/UP/2013  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee,Max Healthcare Super Speciality Hospital, 6th floor 2, Press Enclave Road, Saket, New Delhi-110017 ECR/110/Inst/DL/2013   Approved 
IPGME&R Research Oversight Committee, Institute of Post graduate medical Education and Research 244 J.C Bose Road, Kolkata -700020 ECR/35/Inst/WB/2013  Submittted/Under Review 
Medlink Ethics Committee, Basement Medlink Hospital, Nr. Shyamal Cross Road, 132 ft. ring Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad-380015 ECR/344/Inst/GJ/2013  Approved 
Rangadore Memorial Hospital Ethics Committee (RMHEC) Situated at  Rangadore Memorial Hospital, 1st Cross, Shankrapuram, Basavanagudi, Bangalore-560004, Karnataka, India ECR/507/Inst/KA/2014  Submittted/Under Review 
Sangini Hospital Ethics Committee, C/O Sangini Hospital, 2nd Floor, Sangini Complex, Near Doctor House, Primal Crossing Ahmedabad ECR/147/Inst/GJ/2013  Submittted/Under Review 
Sapthagiri Institute Of Medical Sciences and Research Center #15, Chikkasandra, Hesaraghatta Main Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560090 ECR/330/Inst/KA/2013  Submittted/Under Review 
The Chairperson, TANKER Foundation Institutional Ethics Committee, TANKER Foundation, 17, Wheatcrofts road, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600034 ECR/172/Inst/TN/2013  Submittted/Under Review 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
Modification(s)  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: D631||Anemia in chronic kidney disease, Chronic Kidney Disease with Anemia,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Darbepoetin alfa  Subcutaneous administration of Darbepoetin alfa 0.45 μg/kg body weight, as a single injection once weekly. 
Comparator Agent  Not applicable  Not applicable 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  11.00 Year(s)
Age To  85.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Male and female adult patients.
2. Patients need to be administered Hetero-Darbepoetin alfa in order to be enrolled in the surveillance.
3. Patients of (CKD) suffering from renal anemia.
4. Treatment of anemia due to the effect of concomitantly administered chemotherapy in patients that have shown a reduction in the need for RBC transfusions in patients with metastatic, non-myeloid malignancies.
5. Any other patient to be prescribed Hetero-Darbepoetin alfa as per prescribing physician’s discretion as per prescribing information. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients not administered/ contraindicated Hetero-Darbepoetin alfa.
2. Patients who are likely to be pregnant or lactating patients.
3. Patients with clinical history/ evidence of allergy/ hypersensitivity to components of Hetero-Darbepoetin alfa.
4. Patients receiving hormonal agents, therapeutic biologic products, or radiotherapy unless receiving concomitant myelosuppressive chemotherapy
5. Patients receiving myelosuppressive therapy when the anticipated outcome is cure 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Clinical and laboratory adverse events including incidence, severity duration, outcome, action taken and causality parameters of serious and non-serious adverse events  All visits 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Not applicable  Not applicable 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="500"
Sample Size from India="500" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "503"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="503" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   20/06/2016 
Date of Study Completion (India) 07/09/2018 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="4"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   Not applicable 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   This is an Open-labelled, prospective, observational, post-marketing surveillance study in patients prescribed with Hetero-Darbepoetin alfa. All patients prescribed Hetero-Darbepoetin alfa by their treating physician will constitute the target patient population. Each treating doctor will report his/ her experience with patient(s) treated with Hetero-Darbepoetin alfa. Hetero- Darbepoetin alfa will be prescribed in the dosage and for the duration as recommended in the package insert or as per the discretion of the prescribing investigator and as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria. 
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