New iron shot could help kids with anemia who Can't take pills
NCT ID NCT03893045
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a medicine called ferumoxytol, given as an IV infusion, to treat iron deficiency anemia in children aged 2 to 17. It is for kids who cannot take or do not respond to oral iron supplements. The main goal is to see if it safely raises hemoglobin levels after 5 weeks.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2019
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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2 to 17 years
- 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: 1. Male or female 2 years to \<18 years of age at time of consent 2. Has IDA defined as: 1. Hemoglobin (Hgb) \<11.0 g/dL AND 2. Any one or more of the following: * Transferrin saturation (TSAT) \<20% * ferritin \<100 ng/mL 3. Documented history of unsatisfactory oral iron therapy or in whom oral iron cannot be tolerated, or for whom oral iron is considered medically inappropriate Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known hypersensitivity reaction to any component of ferumoxytol or iron sucrose 2. History of allergy to intravenous (IV) iron 3. History of ≥2 clinically significant drug allergies 4. Subjects with CKD (defined as eGFR of \<60 mL/min/1.73 m2 or a requirement for chronic hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis during Screening) 5. Low systolic blood pressure (BP) (age 1 to 9 years \<70 + \[age in years x 2\] mmHg, age 10 to 17 years \<90 mmHg) 6. Hgb ≤7.0 g/dL 7. Serum ferritin level \>600 ng/mL
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
15 sites in 3 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Arkansas Children's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States
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Biomedical Research LLC
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33184, United States
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Centrum Zdrowia MDM
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWarsaw, Poland
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Children's Hospital-Affiliate of Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Klinikos
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVilnius, Lithuania
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Gwinnett Research Institute
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBuford, Georgia, 30519, United States
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JSC Saules seimos medicinos centras
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKaunas, Lithuania
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Klaipeda Children's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKlaipėda, Lithuania
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Korczowski Bartosz, Gabinet Lekarski
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRzeszów, Poland
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Optimus U Corporation
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33125, United States
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Osrodek Badan Klinicznych In Vivo sp. z o.o.
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBydgoszcz, Poland
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Pro Familia Altera Sp. z o.o.
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKatowice, Poland
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Prywatny Gabinet Lekarski Dr N. med. Jerzy Brzostek
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDębica, Poland
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Sun Research Institute
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78215, United States
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University of Florida
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGainesville, Florida, 32608, United States
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny im. Jana Mikulicza-Radeckiego we Wroclawiu
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWroclaw, Poland
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