Compassionate Use of Deferiprone for Patients With Thalassemia and Iron-Induced Heart Disease
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Official title
Compassionate Use of Deferiprone in Patients With Thalassemia and Iron-Induced Heart Disease
Brief summary
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Patients who have iron overload due to chronic blood transfusions and have developed heart failure or who are at high risk of heart failure because of the high levels of iron in their hearts, will be treated with deferiprone, an investigational drug, in combination with deferoxamine (Desferal). Some studies suggest that deferiprone may be better than deferoxamine in removing iron from the heart and improving heart function, and that using both drugs together may remove more iron. Participants would make a clinic visit for lab studies each week, and would continue to take deferiprone for as long as their physician feels it is useful in their care.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00293098
- Recruitment status
- Approved For Marketing
- Study type
- Expanded access
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- Not listed
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- Not listed
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 28, 2006
- Primary completion
- Not listed
- Completion
- Not listed
- Last update posted
- Feb 8, 2012
Started 2006
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | — |
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- Last update posted Feb 8, 2012 · Synced Sep 7, 2026
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