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NCT00224081 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 4

DRIVE Trial (Dialysis Patients' Response to Intravenous [IV] Iron With Elevated Ferritin)

A Phase 4 study, sponsored by Watson Pharmaceuticals.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
134
Enrollment target

NCT00224081: Completed Phase 4 study, sponsored by Watson Pharmaceuticals.

NCT00224081 is a Phase 4 study that has completed, run by Watson Pharmaceuticals. The registered enrollment target is 134 participants, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (74% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00224081, a Phase 4 study, has completed, sponsored by Watson Pharmaceuticals.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
134 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study explores the safety and efficacy of intravenous iron therapy in anemic hemodialysis patients treated with epoetin alfa, who have higher serum ferritin levels, but low to normal transferrin saturation.

Interventions

  • DRUG Sodium ferric gluconate,

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 134 participants
Start Date 2004-09
Phase Phase 4
Watson Pharmaceuticals

28 total trials

What the finished NCT00224081 record still lists

NCT00224081 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 134 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (74% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Sodium ferric gluconate, is the first listed.

NCT00224081 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00224081 about?

NCT00224081 is a clinical study titled "DRIVE Trial (Dialysis Patients' Response to Intravenous [IV] Iron With Elevated Ferritin)". This study explores the safety and efficacy of intravenous iron therapy in anemic hemodialysis patients treated with epoetin alfa, who have higher serum ferritin levels, but low to normal transferrin saturation.

What is the current status of trial NCT00224081?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 4 study. The enrollment target is 134 participants. The study started on 2004-09.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00224081?

The interventions under investigation include: Sodium ferric gluconate, (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00224081?

This trial is sponsored by Watson Pharmaceuticals, which has 28 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00224081's enrollment target sits among peer trials

134 606th of 2000 higher than 1,391 of 2,000 other Phase 4 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00224081, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00224081 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.