Status:

UNKNOWN

Home Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism

Lead Sponsor:

Carlos III Health Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery

Conditions:

Pulmonary Embolism

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The best management in selected patients of pulmonary Embolism (PE) should be at home. The efficacy and safety treatment´s at home versus at hospital should be similar and quality of life should be be...

Detailed Description

In order to carry out the Cooperative Investigation Plan for home treatment of pulmonary embolism, a network of multidisciplinary groups was built with the participation of 10 groups, distributed in 6...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The consecutive outpatients subjects diagnosed of PE at 10 different Spanish hospitals.
  • A score of 2 or under in our prediction rule (risk score for short-term)
  • Signed written Informed consent

Exclusion

  • A score over 2 in our prediction rule
  • Patients with a PE requiring thrombolysis or surgical thrombectomy
  • Patients with right ventricular dyskinesia in echocardiography at 48 hours from heparin therapy. (It is not necessary echocardiography for the model of discharge at 5 days)
  • Troponin level over 0,1 g/L
  • Patiens requiring oxygen therapy or under 93% in oxygen saturation level.
  • Patients requiring intravenous analgesic therapy
  • Patients with some medical or surgical conditions requiring to stay at hospital
  • Patients with advanced chronic cardiovascular diseases (dyspnea III-IV NYHA)
  • Patients with advanced chronic respiratory diseases (several COPD criteria of GOLD with FEV1\< 50%)
  • Documented congenital or acquired bleeding tendency /disorder (s)
  • Documented current ulceration or angiodysplastic gastrointestinal disease
  • Hemorrhagic stroke or recent (\< 3 months prior to randomization) brain, spinal, or ophthalmological surgery.
  • Recent surgery \< 3 days
  • Pregnancy
  • Several Obesity (CMI over 30)
  • Patients could not complete the treatment at home.
  • Exclusion criteria related to study procedures
  • Life expectancy \< 3 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

August 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00214929

Start Date

December 1 2004

End Date

August 1 2005

Last Update

December 9 2005

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Pneumology Service of HVR

Seville, Seville, Spain, 41013