Protocol for a multicenter, double-blinded placebo-controlled randomized controlled trial comparing intravenous ferric derisomaltose to oral ferrous sulfate for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy: The IVIDA2 trial

Adam K. Lewkowitz, Molly J. Stout, Ebony B. Carter, Crystal F. Ware, Tracy L. Jackson, Viren D'Sa, Sean Deoni, Anthony O. Odibo, Riley Gopalakrishnan, Jingxia Liu, Dwight J. Rouse, Michael Auerbach, Methodius G. Tuuli

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Abstract

Background: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is common during pregnancy and associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Treatment with iron supplementation is recommended during pregnancy, but the optimal delivery route is unclear. Oral iron risks has high risk of gastrointestinal side effects and low absorption. Intravenous iron is infused directly but is expensive. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists currently recommends oral iron to treat IDA in pregnancy with intravenous iron reserved as second-line therapy, if needed. This approach is associated with persistent anemia, increasing the risk of peripartum blood transfusion. We aim to provide data on optimal route of iron repletion for IDA in pregnancy. Methods: In IVIDA2, a double-blind, placebo controlled, multicenter randomized trial in the United States, 746 pregnant people with moderate-to-severe IDA (hemoglobin <10 g/dL and ferritin <30 ng/mL) at 24–28 weeks' gestation will be randomized 1:1 to either a single 1000 mg dose of intravenous ferric derisomaltose and oral placebo (1–3 times daily) or a single placebo infusion with 1–3 times daily 325 mg ferrous sulfate (65 mg elemental iron) tablet. The primary outcome is peripartum blood transfusion (blood transfusion from delivery to 7 days postpartum). Secondary outcomes include adverse medication reactions, maternal and neonatal hematologic indices, and offspring neurodevelopment. Ethics and dissemination: A central ethical review board—Advarra—granted ethical approval (Pro00060930). Participating centers—Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, University of Michigan Medical Center, Washington University School of Ethics and dissemination: A central ethical review board—Advarra—granted ethical approval (Pro00060930). Participating centers—Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, University of Michigan Medical Center, Washington University School of.

Original languageEnglish
Article number106992
JournalContemporary Clinical Trials
Volume123
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022

Keywords

  • Ferric derisomaltose
  • Ferrous sulfate
  • Iron deficiency anemia
  • Pregnancy
  • Randomized controlled trial

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