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    Clinical Trial Results:
    Effect of intravenous replenishment of iron in the preoperative management of anemia in patients with colon cancer: RIPAC-trial

    Summary
    EudraCT number
    		 2018-004213-41
    Trial protocol
    		 BE  
    Global end of trial date
    21 Jun 2021

    Results information
    Results version number
    		 v1(current)
    This version publication date
    08 Aug 2024
    First version publication date
    08 Aug 2024
    Other versions
    Summary report(s)
    		 Final Study Report

    Trial information

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    Trial identification
    Sponsor protocol code
    RIPAC
    Additional study identifiers
    ISRCTN number
    		 -
    US NCT number
    		 -
    WHO universal trial number (UTN)
    		 -
    Sponsors
    Sponsor organisation name
    Ghent University Hospital
    Sponsor organisation address
    C. Heymanslaan 10, Gent, Belgium, 9000
    Public contact
    Clinical Trial Unit, Health, Innovation and Research Institute, 32 93320500, hiruz.ctu@uzgent.be
    Scientific contact
    Clinical Trial Unit, Health, Innovation and Research Institute, 093321539 93320500, hiruz.ctu@uzgent.be
    Paediatric regulatory details
    Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP)
    No
    Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Results analysis stage
    Analysis stage
    Final
    Date of interim/final analysis
    09 May 2024
    Is this the analysis of the primary completion data?
    No
    Global end of trial reached?
    Yes
    Global end of trial date
    21 Jun 2021
    Was the trial ended prematurely?
    No
    General information about the trial
    Main objective of the trial
    1. To investigate the increase in preoperative Hb after intravenous iron substitution compared with no iron substitution in patients with colon cancer and iron deficiency anemia who are eligible for surgery.
    Protection of trial subjects
    See attachment Final Study Report
    Background therapy
    		 -
    Evidence for comparator
    		 -
    Actual start date of recruitment
    01 May 2019
    Long term follow-up planned
    No
    Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement?
    No
    Population of trial subjects
    Number of subjects enrolled per country
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    Belgium: 7
    Worldwide total number of subjects
    7
    EEA total number of subjects
    7
    Number of subjects enrolled per age group
    In utero
    0
    Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk
    0
    Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
    Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
    Children (2-11 years)
    0
    Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
    Adults (18-64 years)
    0
    From 65 to 84 years
    7
    85 years and over
    0

    Subject disposition

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    Recruitment
    Recruitment details
    		 See attachment Final Study Report

    Pre-assignment
    Screening details
    		 See attachment Final Study Report

    Period 1
    Period 1 title
    Overal Trial (overall period)
    Is this the baseline period?
    		 Yes
    Allocation method
    Randomised - controlled
    Blinding used
    		 Not blinded
    Blinding implementation details
    See attachment Final Study Report

    Arms
    Are arms mutually exclusive
    Yes

    Arm title
    		 Group with iron subsitution
    Arm description
    		 See attachment Final Study Report
    Arm type
    		 Active comparator

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Injectafer
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Solution for infusion
    Routes of administration
    Infusion
    Dosage and administration details
    See attachment Final Study Report

    Arm title
    		 Group without iron subsitution
    Arm description
    		 See attachment Final Study Report
    Arm type
    		 No intervention

    Investigational medicinal product name
    No investigational medicinal product assigned in this arm
    Number of subjects in period 1
    		Group with iron subsitution Group without iron subsitution
    Started
    2
    5
    Completed
    1
    4
    Not completed
    1
    1
         Adverse event, serious fatal
    -
    1
         See attachment Final Study Report
    1
    -

    Baseline characteristics

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    End points

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    End points reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Group with iron subsitution
    Reporting group description
    		 See attachment Final Study Report

    Reporting group title
    Group without iron subsitution
    Reporting group description
    		 See attachment Final Study Report

    Primary: Primary

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    End point title
    		 Primary [1]
    End point description
    See attachment Final Study Report
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    See attachment Final Study Report
    Notes
    [1] - No statistical analyses have been specified for this primary end point. It is expected there is at least one statistical analysis for each primary end point.
    Justification: See attachment Final Study Report
    End point values
    		 Group with iron subsitution Group without iron subsitution
    Number of subjects analysed
    2
    5
    Units: Mean Hb increase
        number (not applicable)
    2
    5
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Secondary

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    End point title
    		 Secondary
    End point description
    See attachment Final Study Report
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    During the study
    End point values
    		 Group with iron subsitution Group without iron subsitution
    Number of subjects analysed
    2
    5
    Units: Subjects
        number (not applicable)
    2
    5
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Adverse events

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    Adverse events information [1]
    Timeframe for reporting adverse events
    During the study
    Adverse event reporting additional description
    See attachment Final Study Report
    Assessment type
    		 Systematic
    Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
    Dictionary name
    		 MedDRA
    Dictionary version
    0
    Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 1%
    Notes
    [1] - There are no non-serious adverse events recorded for these results. It is expected that there will be at least one non-serious adverse event reported.
    Justification: See attachment Final Study Report

    More information

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    Substantial protocol amendments (globally)
    Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? No

    Interruptions (globally)
    Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No

    Limitations and caveats
    Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data.
    None reported
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