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Venous ThromboembolismNCT03799016

An Observational Study on Incidence, Natural History and Treatment Patterns of Venous Thromboembolism in Taiwan

An observational study of Venous Thromboembolism, run by Bayer at 1 site in Taiwan.

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 research question addressed by this study is primarily on the clinical epidemiology of VTE in Taiwan. The study aims to estimate the incidence of VTE and describe natural history of VTE, including long term clinical outcomes in adult Taiwanese population, utilizing population-based electronic health data in Taiwan. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Venous Thromboembolism
How many people
104,215 participants
Where
1 siteTaiwan
Study dates
15 Dec 2016to 1 Jul 2017
Phase
Observational
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 20 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • The source population was the adult population in Taiwan. The legal age for definition as an adult (without additional research ethics review requirement) in Taiwan is 20; therefore all National Health Insurance (NHI) enrollees age 20 or older at any time during the study period were evaluated for VTE.

Who cannot join

  • Person-time before an eligible subject turned 20 were not evaluated.
  • Study subjects having inconsistent data on gender and unrealistic date of birth (birth year before 1890 and after 2015) were identified and excluded from the analysis.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Taiwan1 site
  • Study site

    Taipei

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About this study

The research question addressed by this study is primarily on the clinical epidemiology of VTE in Taiwan. The study aims to estimate the incidence of VTE and describe natural history of VTE, including long term clinical outcomes in adult Taiwanese population, utilizing population-based electronic health data in Taiwan.

Medical subject headings
Venous Thromboembolism

What is being measured

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

  1. Incident VTE

    Incident VTE cases were those who had a first VTE diagnosis after 1 January 2005 and with at least 5 years of look-back period. Those with a first VTE diagnosis less than 5 years of look-period were considered as undetermined VTE cases.

    Measured: 4 years

  2. Potential risk factors that occurred before the incident VTE events

    Events during the 3 months before the first VTE recurrence will be described. Potential risk factors that will be evaluated include age, gender, and treatment regimen for VTE, adherence to treatment regimen, concomitant medications, and comorbidity. The analysis will be stratified by the nature of the first VTE (provoked and unprovoked). Due to the unknown number of repeated recurrence and complex clinical nature of patients with multiple VTE recurrence, risk factors for multiple recurrences will be evaluated at a less detailed level than that for the first recurrence.

    Measured: 4 years

  3. Usage patterns of anticoagulants among incident VTE patients were evaluated during incident VTE hospital admission and after discharge

    Measured: 4 years

  4. All-cause mortality

    All deaths before 31 December 2014 among the incident VTE patients were identified through the mortality records. Patients were followed from incident VTE index date, and the patients were censored on 31 December 2014 or termination of NHI coverage without further medical or mortality records. If the patient died during the same hospitalization during the incident VTE, the death date was defined as the discharge date of that specific hospitalization.

    Measured: 4 years

  5. Major bleeding

    Major bleeding (intracranial bleed and gastrointestinal bleed) was the major morbidity of interest and incident VTE patients were followed from incident VTE index date till 31 December 2014, death or termination of NHI coverage without any further medical records. Patients died during the incident VTE hospitalization were excluded for major bleeding follow up.

    Measured: 4 years

  6. Recurrent VTE

    Recurrent VTE events after the incident VTE diagnosis were evaluated during the follow-up period through 31 December 2014 or until the patient died or NHI coverage terminated without any further medical records after the termination. The same VTE operational definitions according to different algorithm in incident VTE were consistently applied in recurrent VTE.

    Measured: 4 years

  7. Adherence of oral anticoagulant treatment was also evaluated with the calculation of MPR within 6 months and 12 months after discharge.

    Measured: Up to 6 and 12 month

Timeline

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

  1. First posted10 Jan 2019
  2. Study start15 Dec 2016
  3. Primary completion1 Jul 2017
  4. Study completion1 Jul 2017

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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
104,215 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03799016
Sponsor's protocol ID
18787
Status last verified
Jan 2019
First submitted
25 Oct 2018
Last updated
10 Jan 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Venous Thromboembolism, run by Bayer at 1 site in Taiwan.

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 1 inclusion and 2 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 10 Jan 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 Taiwan. 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?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Incident VTE (time frame: 4 years). The study lists 7 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 10 Jan 2019.

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