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Venous ThromboembolismPhase 3NCT00493896

Safety of Fondaparinux as Routine VTE Prophylaxis in Medical ICU Patients

A Phase 3 study testing Fondaparinux and Enoxaparin in people with Venous Thromboembolism, run by Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This is a pilot study to evaluate safety of fondaparinux and enoxaparin in terms of bleeding and development of thrombocytopenia in the medical ICU population. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 89 years
Conditions the study is for
Venous Thromboembolism
What is being tested?
Fondaparinux and Enoxaparin
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
27 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jul 2007to Apr 2010
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 89 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Ability or legally authorized representative (LAR) to provide informed consent
  • Adult who has not had surgery within 10 days, admitted to the Sentara Norfolk General Hospital ICU Medical Teaching Services for any reason.

Who cannot join

  • Active or suspected bleeding
  • Platelet count less than 100,000 per microliter (mm3) of blood
  • Thrombolytic or anticoagulant treatment (including any doses of prophylactic UFH, LMWH or fondaparinux) during the current hospitalization
  • Initial estimated CLcr < 30 ml/min as determined by the Cockcroft-Gault equation
  • Initial labs indicative or suggestive of rapidly rising serum Creatinine (>1 mg/dL/day)
  • Pregnancy (for medicolegal considerations)
  • Patients with or expecting to require an epidural catheter
  • Patients who are expected to have an immediate (within 24h) need for surgery

About this study

Official title: Safety of Fondaparinux as Routine VTE Prophylaxis in Medical ICU Patients: An Investigator Initiated Protocol

This is a pilot study to evaluate safety of fondaparinux and enoxaparin in terms of bleeding and development of thrombocytopenia in the medical ICU population.

Read the detailed description

This is a pilot study to evaluate safety of fondaparinux and enoxaparin in terms of bleeding and development of thrombocytopenia in the medical ICU population. We expect the null hypothesis to be proven true. One hundred subjects will be enrolled in this prospective, randomized, double-blind (concealed allocation) pilot study of consecutive medical ICU patients to one of two pharmacologic VTE prophylaxix treatment arms. (1) Primary endpoints include hemoglobin, hematocrit, \& platelet counts. blood product utilization, bleeding complications (any), Steady State Functional Factor Xa activity (for post hoc analysis), non-study pharmacologic VTE prophylaxis (when estimated CLcr < 30ml/min), and days not treated with study drug or treated with alternative agent Secondary/ Additional Data to be collected include patient demographics, primary \& secondary diagnoses, central venous access, and sequential compression device utilization.

Being tested
Fondaparinux, Enoxaparin
Keywords
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis, VTE prophylaxis
Medical subject headings
Venous Thromboembolism

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • FondaparinuxDrug

    Also called Arixtra

    The dose for Arixtra is 2.5 mg once daily, subcutaneously.

  • EnoxaparinDrug

    Also called Lovenox

    The dose for Lovenox is 40 mg once daily, subcutaneously.

Study groups in NCT00493896
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
FondaparinuxExperimentalFondaparinux treatment - one standard of care option
Receives: Drug: Fondaparinux
2Active comparatorEnoxaparin
Receives: Drug: Enoxaparin

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Bleeding events

    Measured: inpatient hospitalization

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Development of thrombocytopenia

    Measured: inpatient hospitalization

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Jun 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2007
  3. Primary completionApr 2010
  4. Study completionApr 2010

Why it stopped: low enrollment

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
27 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00493896
Sponsor's protocol ID
107696
Status last verified
Apr 2022
First submitted
27 Jun 2007
Last updated
11 Apr 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Fondaparinux and Enoxaparin in people with Venous Thromboembolism, run by Eastern Virginia Medical School.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Apr 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: low enrollment). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Bleeding events (time frame: inpatient hospitalization). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Apr 2022.

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