Rethinking anemia: does blood hemoglobin tell the whole story?
NCT ID NCT07761104
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study asks whether the standard blood hemoglobin concentration accurately reflects the body's true oxygen-carrying capacity in adults with non-life-threatening anemia arriving at the emergency department. Participants will undergo additional tests, including a carbon monoxide rebreathing technique to measure total hemoglobin mass, echocardiography, and tissue oxygen monitoring. The goal is to see if these advanced measurements reveal a more complete picture of anemia's severity than routine blood tests alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Measurement of total hemoglobin mass using carbon monoxide rebreathing, plus echocardiography, near-infrared spectroscopy, and blood rheology tests
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better ways to assess anemia severity in emergency settings, improving treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study. The measurements may not translate into routine clinical practice, and the results may not apply to all anemic patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 59 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients aged 18 years or older. * Presentation to the emergency department. * Blood hemoglobin concentration \<10 g/dL. * Non-life-threatening clinical condition at presentation. * Able to understand the study information and provide written informed consent. * Affiliated with a health insurance system. Exclusion Criteria: * Glasgow Coma Scale score \<15. * Shock Index \>0.9. * Acute clinically significant gastrointestinal, gynecological or other active bleeding within the previous 24 hours. * Oxygen saturation \<92% on room air. * Suspected acute myocardial ischemia. * Carbon monoxide poisoning. * Pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Adults lacking legal capacity to provide consent. * Individuals deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision. * Individuals under psychiatric care without consent. * Individuals under legal protection (guardianship or curatorship). * Individuals not affiliated with a health insurance system.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Emergency department, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lyon, 69003, France
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