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Atrial FibrillationNCT03026556

The Comparative Safety and Effectiveness of Dabigatran, Versus Rivaroxaban, and Apixaban Utilized in the Department of Defense Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Patient Population: A Retrospective Database Analysis

An observational study of Atrial Fibrillation, run by Boehringer Ingelheim at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of newly initiated dabigatran among patients diagnosed with non valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) in comparison to newly initiated rivaroxaban users and newly initiated apixaban users Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Atrial Fibrillation
What is being tested?
Dabigatran vs. Rivaroxaban and Dabigatran vs. Apixaban
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
How many people
42,534 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
29 Dec 2016to 23 Aug 2017
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: NVAF patients, ≥18 years of age, enrolled within the DoD Military Health System, who have newly initiated dabigatran, rivaroxaban, or apixaban. Patients must be treatment naïve from OAC use prior to first (index) NOAC.

Who may be able to join

  • Age 18+ on index date
  • Patients must have been prescribed either dabigatran, rivaroxaban, or apixaban identified by pharmacy claim during the study period. The first dispensing date of either study drug will be defined as the index date;
  • Patients must be treatment naïve from all OAC use prior to the first NOAC prescription, during study period.
  • Patients must have at least 12 months of continuous eligibility prior to the index date;
  • Patients must have at least one diagnosis code of atrial fibrillation, defined as International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9-CM diagnosis of 427.31 or ICD-10-CM diagnosis of I48.0, I48.1, I48.2, I48.91 on the index date or during the pre-index period.

Who cannot join

  • Less than 12 months of continuous eligibility in the pre-index period Any claim for OAC drug (oral use only) in the pre-index period Diagnosis of hyperthyroidism during the pre-index period
  • Having at least one claim for alternative indications; orthopedic procedures, Venous thromboembolism (VTE) (includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT ) \& PE)) and the index NOAC prescription at the same time, or, the alternative indication for anticoagulant occurring within 3 months prior to index date in pre-period Having at least one claim with any of the following diagnoses or procedure codes in order to exclude patients with "transient" causes of Afib (3 months prior to index date in pre-period):
  • Cardiac surgery
  • Pericarditis
  • Myocarditis Having at least one medical claim with any of the following diagnoses or procedures codes in order to exclude patients with "valvular" Afib (pre-period):
  • Mitral stenosis
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  • Mitral stenosis with insufficiency
  • Mitral valve stenosis and aortic valve stenosis
  • Mitral valve stenosis and aortic valve insufficiency
  • Diseases of other endocardial structures
  • Other and unspecified rheumatic heart diseases
  • Open heart valvuloplasty without replacement
  • Open and other replacement of unspecified heart valve
  • Open and other replacement of aortic valve
  • Open and other replacement of mitral valve
  • Open and other replacement of pulmonary valve
  • Open and other replacement of tricuspid valve
  • Heart valve replaced by transplant
  • Heart valve replaced by a mechanical device/prosthesis
  • Atrioventricular valve repair
  • Aortic valve valvuloplasty
  • Unlisted procedure, cardiac surgery
  • Implantation of catheter-delivered prosthetic aortic heart valve; open thoracic approach
  • Transthoracic cardiac exposure (e.g., sternotomy, thoracotomy, subxiphoid) for catheter-delivered aortic valve replacement; without cardiopulmonary bypass
  • Transthoracic cardiac exposure (e.g., sternotomy, thoracotomy, subxiphoid) for catheter-delivered aortic valve replacement; with cardiopulmonary bypass
  • Replacement, aortic valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass; with prosthetic valve other than homograft or stentless valve
  • Valvuloplasty, mitral valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass
  • Valvuloplasty, mitral valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass; with prosthetic ring
  • Valvuloplasty, mitral valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass; radical reconstruction, with or without ring
  • Replacement, mitral valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass
  • Implantation of catheter-delivered prosthetic pulmonary valve, endovascular approach
  • Replacement, pulmonary valve
  • Valvectomy, tricuspid valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass
  • Valvuloplasty, tricuspid valve; without ring insertion
  • Valvuloplasty, tricuspid valve; with ring insertion
  • Replacement, tricuspid valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Inventiv Health

    Princeton, New Jersey, 08450

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About this study

Official title: Safety and Effectiveness Study Comparing Dabigatran, Rivaroxaban & Apixaban in Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation Patients Enrolled in the US Department of Defense Military Health System

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of newly initiated dabigatran among patients diagnosed with non valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) in comparison to newly initiated rivaroxaban users and newly initiated apixaban users

Being tested
Dabigatran vs. Rivaroxaban, Dabigatran vs. Apixaban
Medical subject headings
Atrial Fibrillation

What participants receive

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

  • Dabigatran vs. RivaroxabanDrug

    observed for 6 years

  • Dabigatran vs. ApixabanDrug

    Observed for 6 years

Study groups in NCT03026556
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Dabigatran vs. RivaroxabanOAC treatment naïve NVAF patients with at least one prescription claim for dabigatran, rivaroxaban (new oral anticoagulant or NOAC).
Receives: Drug: Dabigatran vs. Rivaroxaban
Dabigatran vs. ApixabanOAC treatment naïve NVAF patients with at least one prescription claim for dabigatran, or apixaban (new oral anticoagulant or NOAC).
Receives: Drug: Dabigatran vs. Apixaban

What is being measured

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

  1. Stroke Overall (Hemorrhagic, Ischemic, Uncertain)

    The event rate of overall stroke (hemorrhagic, ischemic, uncertain) in patients matched on propensity scores without index year.

    Event rates were calculated as the total number of patients in each treatment group who had the outcome during follow-up divided by the total person-years at risk in the cohort.

    Length of Follow-up: The post-index follow-up period began the day following the NOAC index date and ended on whichever of the following occurred earliest:

    1. The day of discontinuation of the index NOAC exposure;
    2. The day before a switch to an anticoagulant different from the index exposure;
    3. The day before a change in dose for the index NOAC;
    4. The end of continuous eligibility of a patient in the health plan (disenrollment);
    5. The end of the study observation period; or
    6. The date of death of the patient.

    Measured: Baseline (July 1, 2010) until end of the observation period (June 30, 2016), 6 Years

  2. Overall Major Bleeding

    The event rate of overall Major bleeding (Hemorrhagic Stroke, Major Intracranial Bleeding and Major Extracranial Bleeding) in patients matched on propensity scores without index year.

    Event rates were calculated as the total number of patients in each treatment group who had the outcome during follow-up divided by the total person-years at risk in the cohort.

    Follow-up time was the time elapsed from the index date to the date of the outcome of interest, disenrollment, end of the observation period (available data), death, discontinuation of the NOAC, or switch to a different NOAC, whichever came first.

    Measured: Baseline (July 1, 2010) until end of the observation period (June 30, 2016), 6 Years

Secondary outcomes (11)
  1. Ischemic Stroke

    The event rate of ischemic stroke in patients matched on propensity scores without index year.

    Event rates were calculated as the total number of patients in each treatment group who had the outcome during follow-up divided by the total person-years at risk in the cohort.

    Follow-up time was the time elapsed from the index date to the date of the outcome of interest, disenrollment, end of the observation period (available data), death, discontinuation of the NOAC, or switch to a different NOAC, whichever came first

    Measured: Baseline (July 1, 2010) until end of the observation period (June 30, 2016), 6 Years

  2. Hemorrhagic Stroke

    The event rate of Hemorrhagic stroke in patients matched on propensity scores without index year.

    Event rates were calculated as the total number of patients in each treatment group who had the outcome during follow-up divided by the total person-years at risk in the cohort.

    Follow-up time was the time elapsed from the index date to the date of the outcome of interest, disenrollment, end of the observation period (available data), death, discontinuation of the NOAC, or switch to a different NOAC, whichever came first.

    Measured: Baseline (July 1, 2010) until end of the observation period (June 30, 2016), 6 Years

  3. Major Intracranial Bleeding

    The event rate of major intracranial bleeding in patients matched on propensity scores without index year.

    Event rates were calculated as the total number of patients in each treatment group who had the outcome during follow-up divided by the total person-years at risk in the cohort.

    Follow-up time was the time elapsed from the index date to the date of the outcome of interest, disenrollment, end of the observation period (available data), death, discontinuation of the NOAC, or switch to a different NOAC, whichever came first

    Measured: Baseline (July 1, 2010) until end of the observation period (June 30, 2016), 6 Years

  4. Major Extracranial Bleeding

    The event rate of major extracranial bleeding (Major GI bleeding, Major urogenital bleeding and Major other bleeding) in patients matched on propensity scores without index year.

    Event rates were calculated as the total number of patients in each treatment group who had the outcome during follow-up divided by the total person-years at risk in the cohort.

    Follow-up time was the time elapsed from the index date to the date of the outcome of interest, disenrollment, end of the observation period (available data), death, discontinuation of the NOAC, or switch to a different NOAC, whichever came first

    Measured: Baseline (July 1, 2010) until end of the observation period (June 30, 2016), 6 Years

  5. Major GI Bleeding

    The event rate of major GI bleeding (Upper GI Bleeding and Lower GI Bleeding) in patients matched on propensity scores without index year.

    Event rates were calculated as the total number of patients in each treatment group who had the outcome during follow-up divided by the total person-years at risk in the cohort.

    Follow-up time was the time elapsed from the index date to the date of the outcome of interest, disenrollment, end of the observation period (available data), death, discontinuation of the NOAC, or switch to a different NOAC, whichever came first

    Measured: Baseline (July 1, 2010) until end of the observation period (June 30, 2016), 6 Years

  6. Major Urogenital Bleeding

    The event rate of major urogenital bleeding in patients matched on propensity scores without index year.

    Event rates were calculated as the total number of patients in each treatment group who had the outcome during follow-up divided by the total person-years at risk in the cohort.

    Follow-up time was the time elapsed from the index date to the date of the outcome of interest, disenrollment, end of the observation period (available data), death, discontinuation of the NOAC, or switch to a different NOAC, whichever came first.

    Measured: Baseline (July 1, 2010) until end of the observation period (June 30, 2016), 6 Years

  7. Major Other Bleeding

    The event rate of major other bleeding in patients matched on propensity scores without index year.

    Event rates were calculated as the total number of patients in each treatment group who had the outcome during follow-up divided by the total person-years at risk in the cohort.

    Follow-up time was the time elapsed from the index date to the date of the outcome of interest, disenrollment, end of the observation period (available data), death, discontinuation of the NOAC, or switch to a different NOAC, whichever came first

    Measured: Baseline (July 1, 2010) until end of the observation period (June 30, 2016), 6 Years

  8. Upper GI Bleeding

    The event rate of Upper GI Bleeding in patients matched on propensity scores without index year.

    Event rates were calculated as the total number of patients in each treatment group who had the outcome during follow-up divided by the total person-years at risk in the cohort.

    Follow-up time was the time elapsed from the index date to the date of the outcome of interest, disenrollment, end of the observation period (available data), death, discontinuation of the NOAC, or switch to a different NOAC, whichever came first

    Measured: Baseline (July 1, 2010) until end of the observation period (June 30, 2016), 6 Years

  9. Lower GI Bleeding

    The event rate of Lower GI Bleeding in patients matched on propensity scores without index year.

    Event rates were calculated as the total number of patients in each treatment group who had the outcome during follow-up divided by the total person-years at risk in the cohort.

    Follow-up time was the time elapsed from the index date to the date of the outcome of interest, disenrollment, end of the observation period (available data), death, discontinuation of the NOAC, or switch to a different NOAC, whichever came first

    Measured: Baseline (July 1, 2010) until end of the observation period (June 30, 2016), 6 Years

  10. TIA

    The event rate of transient ischemic attack (TIA) in patients matched on propensity scores without index year.

    Event rates were calculated as the total number of patients in each treatment group who had the outcome during follow-up divided by the total person-years at risk in the cohort.

    Follow-up time was the time elapsed from the index date to the date of the outcome of interest, disenrollment, end of the observation period (available data), death, discontinuation of the NOAC, or switch to a different NOAC, whichever came first

    Measured: Baseline (July 1, 2010) until end of the observation period (June 30, 2016), 6 Years

  11. All-cause Mortality

    The event rate of all-cause mortality in patients matched on propensity scores without index year.

    Event rates were calculated as the total number of patients in each treatment group who had the outcome during follow-up divided by the total person-years at risk in the cohort.

    Follow-up time was the time elapsed from the index date to the date of the outcome of interest, disenrollment, end of the observation period (available data), death, discontinuation of the NOAC, or switch to a different NOAC, whichever came first

    Measured: Baseline (July 1, 2010) until end of the observation period (June 30, 2016), 6 Years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted20 Jan 2017 (estimated)
  2. Study start29 Dec 2016
  3. Primary completion23 Aug 2017
  4. Study completion23 Aug 2017

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
42,534 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03026556
Sponsor's protocol ID
1160-0274
Status last verified
Feb 2019
First submitted
18 Jan 2017
Last updated
3 Jun 2019
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Atrial Fibrillation, run by Boehringer Ingelheim at 1 site in United States.

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 5 inclusion and 36 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Jun 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 3 Jun 2019). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Stroke Overall (Hemorrhagic, Ischemic, Uncertain) (time frame: Baseline (July 1, 2010) until end of the observation period (June 30, 2016), 6 Years). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 3 Jun 2019.

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