Iron infusion trial aims to boost exercise in lung disease patients
NCT ID NCT07359599
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving iron through a vein can help people with pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs) who also have low iron levels. Many patients with this condition have trouble absorbing iron from pills. The trial will compare intravenous iron to a placebo in 306 participants, measuring how far they can walk in six minutes and their quality of life after 24 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ferric carboxymaltose (intravenous iron)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to improve exercise capacity and quality of life for many pulmonary hypertension patients who also have iron deficiency.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 4 trial, but it's still uncertain whether correcting iron deficiency will actually improve symptoms. The study is relatively small and the effect may be modest or absent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Locations
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AZ Groeninge
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKortrijk, 8500, Belgium
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AZORG
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAalst, 9300, Belgium
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CHU Charleroi-Chimay
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLodelinsart, 6042, Belgium
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CHU UCL Namur
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGYvoir, 5530, Belgium
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Hôpital Erasme
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBrussels, 1070, Belgium
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UZ Leuven
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLeuven, 3000, Belgium
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Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
RECRUITINGGenk, 3600, Belgium
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