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Intravenous ferric derisomaltose versus oral iron for iron deficient pregnant women: a randomised controlled trial
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  • Rebecka Hansen,
  • Veronika Sommer,
  • Anja Pinborg,
  • Lone Krebs,
  • Lars Thomsen,
  • Torben Moos,
  • Charlotte Holm
Rebecka Hansen
Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre

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Veronika Sommer
Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre
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Anja Pinborg
Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet
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Lone Krebs
Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre
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Lars Thomsen
Pharmacosmos AS
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Torben Moos
Aalborg University
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Charlotte Holm
Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre
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Abstract

Objective:Compare the efficacy of intravenous ferric derisomaltose (FDI) with oral iron in pregnant women with persistent iron deficiency.
Design:Single-centre, open-labelled, randomised controlled trial.
Setting:Danish university hospital.
Population:Women 14–21 weeks pregnant with persistent iron deficiency (ferritin <30 µg/L).
Methods:Allocation to 1,000 mg intravenous FDI (single-dose) or 100 mg elemental oral iron daily (FA). Assessment of blood tests, patient reported outcomes (fatigue and quality of life) and adverse events throughout eighteen weeks’ follow-up.
Main_outcome_measures:Proportion of non-anaemic (haemoglobin ≥11 g/dL) women throughout follow-up (primary endpoint), assessed by Kaplan-Meier estimates compared between groups by risk difference analysis. Change in haematological markers and patient reported outcomes, assessed by restricted maximum likelihood estimates compared between groups by a repeated measures mixed model.
Results:From July 2017 through February 2020, 100 women were randomised to FDI and 101 to FA. In the FDI vs. FA group 89% vs. 88% were non-anaemic prior to inclusion. Throughout follow-up, 91% vs. 73% were non-anaemic in favor of FDI (18% difference, 95% CI 0.10–0.25, p<0.001). The haemoglobin least-squares mean increase was significantly greater in the FDI vs. FA group at week six (0.4 vs. -0.2 g/dL, p<0.001), twelve (0.5 vs. 0.1 g/dL, p<0.001) and eighteen (0.8 vs. 0.5 g/dL, p=0.01). Improvements in patient reported fatigue and psychological well-being were greater in the FDI group at weeks three and six. The incidence of treatment related adverse events was comparable across treatments.
Conclusions:FDI was superior for avoiding anaemia compared to oral treatment, and biochemical superiority was accompanied by improved fatigue and psychological well-being.
15 Oct 2021Submitted to BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
15 Oct 2021Assigned to Editor
15 Oct 2021Submission Checks Completed
21 Oct 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
07 Feb 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending