Endoscopy in CKD With Iron Deficiency Anemia

Walid Ahmed Ragab Abdelhamid81 enrolled

Overview

Iron deficiency anemia is very common in CKD patients. Data about gastrointestinal lesions in Arab patients are insufficient.

Iron deficiency anemia without gastrointestinal symptoms needs to be assessed in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Kidney Diseases Iron-Deficiency Anemia

Interventions

Upper GIT endoscopyPROCEDURE

Upper gastrointestinal endoscpy for all participants and gastric biopsy for histopathological examination for suspicious lesions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 85 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

* Patients with eGFR is less than 60 ml/m/1.73 m2. * Patients with iron deficiency anemia. * Absence of gastrointestinal symptoms.

Locations (1)

Zagazig university

Zagazig, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Rate of upper gastrointestinal endoscopic findings In chronic kidney disease patients with iron deficiency anemia

Detect rate of upper GIT lesions in asymptomatic CKD patients with iron deficiency anemia using endoscopy followed by biopsy and histopathological examination

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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