Anemia in the Elderly
Completed
Conditions studied: Anemia
In brief
Eligible elderly men and women with anemia will undergo a full hematologic evaluation plus additional laboratory tests to determine the etiology of the anemia. In a subset of subjects, bone marrow aspirate and biopsies will be obtained for a planned analysis of erythroid progenitor and stem cells. Plasma; serum; and bone marrow samples will be will be compared to elderly non-anemic controls. Bone marrow samples will also be compared to non-anemic young controls (purchased).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00640172
- Run by
- Stanford University
- People needed
- 343
- Starts
- 2009-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2011-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-03-24
Who can join
Age: 20 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
Where it is running
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System — Palo Alto, California, United States
- Stanford University School of Medicine — Stanford, California, United States
- University of Utah — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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