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Postthrombotic SyndromeDVT-BurdenNCT06385353

DVT Burden and the Risk of Post-thrombotic Syndrome

A study testing Quantification of deep vein thrombosis burden and assessment of post-thrombotic syndrome in people with Postthrombotic Syndrome, run by Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Toulon La Seyne sur Mer at 27 sites in France.

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Sites and contacts
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Trial summary

Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is the most common chronic complication of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), with major consequences for patient quality of life and cost of management. Identifying patients at high risk of developing PTS could be useful for its prevention and may lead to more appropriate therapeutic… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Postthrombotic Syndrome
What is being tested?
Quantification of deep vein thrombosis burden and assessment of post-thrombotic syndrome
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
400 participants
Where
27 sitesFrance
Study dates
5 Jun 2024to Jun 2027
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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

Who may be able to join

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Patients with symptomatic acute deep venous thrombosis of the lower limbs confirmed by ultrasound on the criteria of venous incompressibility and direct image of the thrombus (patients with stable pulmonary embolism associated with a symptomatic deep venous thrombosis can be included)
  • Affiliates or beneficiaries of a social security scheme.

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant women, women in labour or breastfeeding mothers.
  • Pulmonary embolism haemodynamically unstable defined by systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg or a drop in systolic blood pressure of at least 40 mmHg during at least 15 min, shock or cardiac arrest.
  • Asymptomatic venous thrombosis.
  • Symptomatic venous thrombosis of both lower limbs (patients with bilateral deep venous thrombosis but symptomatic on one side only can be included).
  • History of ipsilateral or contralateral venous thrombosis of the lower limb.
  • Fracture or orthopedic surgery of the lower limbs in the last 3 months.
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  • Dependance caused by age or secondary to a chronic affection, going from the inability to stand up or walk alone without help to bed or armchair rest over.
  • Prophylactic or therapeutic anticoagulant treatment > 5 days.
  • Expected duration of anticoagulant treatment < 3 months (all patients must have a minimum treatment of 3 months).
  • Patient estimated at high risk of bleeding according to investigator clinical judgment (renal, platelet, digestive, hepatic, neurological... origin) .
  • Indication for interruption of the inferior vena cava or venous recanalisation (endovascular, thrombolysis or surgery).
  • Refusal or inability to give written informed consent to participate in the study.
  • Life expectancy < 6 months.
  • Patients under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship, etc.) or safeguard of justice.
  • Patients taking part in a research project for venous thromboembolism that can interfere with the conduct of DVT-BURDEN research.

Trial locations and contacts

27 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

27 sites in 1 country

France27 sites, 23 recruiting
  • Cabinet libéral

    Ajaccio, Corse-du-sud, 20090

    Jean-François SECONDI, dr.jf.secondi@gmail.com

    Recruiting
  • Cabinet libéral

    Ajaccio, Corse-du-sud, 20090

    Céline DE MARI, dr.celine.demari@gmail.com

    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens Picardie

    Amiens, Somme, 830054

    Simon SOUDET, Soudet.simon@chu-amiens.fr

    Recruiting
  • Hôpital d'Aubagne

    Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône, 13400

    Walfroy Radix, MD, walfroy.radix@ch-aubagne.fr

    Not yet recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier d'Avignon

    Avignon, Vaucluse, 84000

    Olivier GRAS, GRAS.Olivier@ch-avignon.fr

    Recruiting
  • CHU de Besançon

    Besançon, Doubs, 25030

    Patricia Costa, MD, 03 81 66 82 27 ext. +33, pcosta@chu-besancon.fr

    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brest

    Brest, Finistère, 29069

    Benjamin ESPINASSE, Benjamin.espinasse@chu-brest.fr

    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier de Carcassonne

    Carcassonne, Aude, 11010

    Géraldine PAOLI-CAZANAVE, geraldine.paoli-cazanave@ch-carcassonne.fr

    Recruiting
  • CHU de Dijon

    Dijon, Côte d'Or, 21000

    Hélène Greigert, Pr, helene.greigert@chu-dijon.fr

    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier de Fréjus/Saint-Raphaël

    Fréjus, Var, 83600

    Terminated
  • Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot

    Lyon, Rhône, 69003

    Judith CATELLA, judith.catella@chu-lyon.fr

    Recruiting
  • Hôpital Saint Joseph

    Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, 13008

    Benjamin Ally, MD, allybsa@gmail.com

    Recruiting
  • Hôpital La Timone, AP-HM

    Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, 13385

    Gabrielle SARLON-BARTOLI, Pr, gabrielle.sarlon@ap-hm.fr

    Recruiting
  • Cabinet libéral

    Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône, 13500

    Terminated
  • Centre de Santé Polyvalent de UGESSAP

    Montoir-de-Bretagne, Loire-Atlantique, 44550

    Terminated
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes

    Nantes, 44000

    Olivier ESPITIA, MD, 02 44 76 80 75 ext. +33, olivier.espitia@chu-nantes.fr

    Recruiting
  • Polyclinique Les Fleurs

    Ollioules, Var, 83190

    Anaïs CORNE, anaiscorne@gmail.com

    Recruiting
  • Hôpital Saint Joseph

    Paris, 75014

    Maxime Delrue, MD, mdelrue@ghpsj.fr

    Recruiting
  • Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou

    Paris, 75015

    Guillaume GOUDOT, MD, guillaume.goudot@aphp.fr

    Recruiting
  • CHU Saint Etienne

    Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, Pays de la Loire Region, 42270

    Laurent Bertoletti, Pr, 04 77 12 75 96 ext. +33, laurent.bertoletti@chu-st-etienne.fr

    Recruiting
  • Centre cardio-vasculaire Esterel

    Saint-Raphaël, Var, 83700

    Withdrawn
  • Cabinet libéral

    Sanary-sur-Mer, Var, 83110

    Colin RICHARD, colin.richard29@gmail.com

    Recruiting
  • Cabinet libéral

    Six-Fours-les-Plages, Var, 83140

    Sophia BENSEDRINE, sophia.ange@wanadoo.fr

    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Toulon La Seyne-sur-Mer

    Toulon, Var, 830054

    Jean-Noël POGGI, jeannoel.poggi@ch-toulon.fr

    Recruiting
  • Clinique Rive Gauche

    Toulouse, Haut-Garonne, 31076

    Sophie BOVEDA, sbovedafournier@gmail.com

    Recruiting
  • CHU de Toulouse

    Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, 31400

    Timothée DEGOUY, MD, degouy.t@chu-toulouse.fr

    Recruiting
  • CH de Vichy

    Vichy, Allier, 03200

    Fabrice ABBADIE, MD, fabrice.abbadie@ch-vichy.fr

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Baseline Ultrasound Venous Thrombosis Burden and the Risk of Post-thrombotic Syndrome in Patients With a First Acute Episode of Symptomatic Deep Vein Thrombosis of the Lower Limbs - The "DVT-Burden" Project -

Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is the most common chronic complication of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), with major consequences for patient quality of life and cost of management. Identifying patients at high risk of developing PTS could be useful for its prevention and may lead to more appropriate therapeutic strategies to reduce its incidence and severity.

Prognostic tools for predicting risk are very useful for choosing the optimum treatment and improving patient management and are a preliminary step before developing predictive models useful for determining sensitivity to treatment. At present, although several prognostic markers and models have been proposed, it is still difficult to predict who will develop a PTS or a moderate to severe PTS. The development of PTS is multifactorial and depends largely on the extent and severity of venous obstruction which supports the theory of thrombosis burden (DVT-Burden) as a potential prognostic marker for PTS. It therefore seems important to study the association between thrombosis burden and the occurrence of PTS.

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The Venous Volumetric Index or VVI (Ouriel 1999) will be used for quantifying DVT-Burden. The VVI was constructed by calculating the volume from the diameter and length of 14 venous segments from the calf veins to the inferior vena cava. The VVI has been validated for its ability to discriminate between symptomatic and asymptomatic DVT and has shown superior performance to other methods for quantifying DVT.

This study aim to assess the performance of baseline DVT-burden estimated by the VVI score on ultrasound for predicting the occurrence and the severity of PTS as assessed by the Villalta scale at 6 months.

Read the detailed description

This is a multicenter prospective cohort study aiming at assessing baseline DVT-Burden and other prognostic factors for predicting the occurrence and the severity of PTS.

Patients diagnosed with a first episode of DVT of the lower limbs are recruited in offices and departments of vascular medicine. They will be informed of the study by their physician. If patients agree to take part and meet the eligibility criteria, they will be included consecutively in the study after signing an informed consent form.

The study will include follow-up visits at one week (D7±2, for patients participating in the biological research only), 1 month (D30±5), 3 months (D90±5) and 6 months (D180±5).

At each visit, the following examinations will be carried out:

  • Assessment of symptoms and clinical signs to evaluate the Villalta score.
  • Venous ultrasound evaluation of the lower limbs by colour Doppler ultrasound (CDUS). Data collected will be useful to calculate the VVI score planned at the study analysis phase.

At the D0, D7, D30 and D90 visits, blood samples will be taken for research purposes to assess factors of inflammation, coagulation and fibrinolysis.

At the D90 and D180 visits, the patient will also be asked to complete the VEINES-QOL and SF-36 quality of life questionnaires.

The patient's participation in the research will end at the end of the D180 visit.

Being tested
Quantification of deep vein thrombosis burden and assessment of post-thrombotic syndrome
Keywords
Venous thrombosis, Thrombus burden, Ultrasonography, Thrombus resolution, Post-thrombotic syndrome
Medical subject headings
Postthrombotic Syndrome, Venous Thrombosis

What participants receive

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

  • Quantification of deep vein thrombosis burden and assessment of post-thrombotic syndromeOther

    Post-thrombotic syndrome will be assessed by the Villalta score until 6 months of follow-up.

    Data collected from colour doppler ultrasound will be used to calculate the Venous Volumetric Index to quantify deep vein thrombosis burden until 6 months of follow-up.

Study groups in NCT06385353
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Association between thrombosis burden and occurrence of PTSExperimentalNot described
Receives: Other: Quantification of deep vein thrombosis burden and assessment of post-thrombotic syndrome

What is being measured

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

  1. Presence of moderate to severe Post-thrombotic Syndrome (PTS)

    The primary outcome measure is the presence of moderate or severe PTS at 6 months as determined by a Villalta score ≥ 10 or the presence of an ulcer. The Villalta score considers items based on symptoms and clinical signs, including skin complications, each assessed on a scale from 0 to 3. The Villalta score is used to diagnose PTS and categorise its severity, according to international recommendations.

    Thrombosis burden is assessed using the VVI index as well as prognostic factors at baseline.

    Measured: 6 months

  2. Thrombosis burden

    Thrombosis burden is assessed using the Venous Volumetric Index (VVI) as well as prognostic factors at baseline.

    Measured: Baseline

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Presence of moderate to severe PTS adjusted to other prognostic factors at baseline

    PTS is assessed at 6 months by the Villalta scale.

    Measured: 6 months

  2. Thrombosis burden adjusted to other prognostic factors at baseline

    Thrombosis burden is assessed using the VVI index as well as prognostic factors at baseline.

    Measured: Baseline

  3. Presence of moderate to severe PTS adjusted to other prognostic factors at baseline and during follow-up

    PTS is assessed at 6 months by the Villalta scale. Other prognostic factors related to anticoagulant therapy and compression are assessed during follow-up.

    Measured: Baseline, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

  4. Thrombosis burden adjusted to other prognostic factors at baseline and during follow-up

    Thrombosis burden is assessed using the VVI index as well as prognostic factors at baseline.

    Other prognostic factors related to anticoagulant therapy and compression are assessed during follow-up.

    Measured: Baseline, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

  5. Time to complete resolution of the thrombus as a function of thrombosis burden at baseline

    Measured: up to 6 months

  6. Presence of moderate to severe PTS at baseline and at follow-up visits

    PTS is assessed by the Villalta scale.

    Measured: Baseline, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

  7. Thrombosis burden at baseline and at follow-up visits

    The thrombus burden is assessed by the VVI index.

    Measured: Baseline, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted26 Apr 2024
  2. Study start5 Jun 2024
  3. Primary completionJun 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJun 2027 (estimated)

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
400 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06385353
Sponsor's protocol ID
2022-CHITS-003
Other IDs
2023-A02652-43
Acronym
DVT-Burden
Status last verified
Jul 2026
First submitted
16 Apr 2024
Last updated
7 Jul 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Quantification of deep vein thrombosis burden and assessment of post-thrombotic syndrome in people with Postthrombotic Syndrome, run by Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Toulon La Seyne sur Mer at 27 sites in France.

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 3 inclusion and 15 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 27 sites in France. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Magali CESANA (0483772060, magali.cesana@ch-toulon.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Presence of moderate to severe Post-thrombotic Syndrome (PTS) (time frame: 6 months). 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 7 Jul 2026.

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