Status:

COMPLETED

A Comparison of Dalteparin and Tinzaparin for Prevention of Blood Clots in Hemodialysis Patients on Oral Anticoagulants Having Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

LEO Pharma

Conditions:

Thromboembolism

Hemodialysis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to better understand if either dalteparin or tinzaparin is a better drug to use in dialysis patients on blood thinners who are at high risk of developing blood clots and n...

Detailed Description

A prospective multicenter randomised trial involving 60 consecutive eligible and consenting patients from teaching hospitals in Canada. Patients will be randomised to either tinzaparin or dalteparin t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Informed consent
  • Patients aged \>= 18 with end stage renal disease requiring chronic hemodialysis (HD) three times a week and clinically stable on HD for 4 weeks (x 4 wks)
  • Patients requiring active oral anticoagulation for prosthetic heart valves, recent deep vein thrombosis \>= 1 month, or patients with atrial fibrillation and a major risk factor (previous transient ischemic attack \[TIA\] or stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, aged \>= 75, moderate/severe left ventricle dysfunction) who require elective non-cardiac surgery or an invasive procedure with reversal of their anticoagulant therapy.

Exclusion

  • Evidence of active bleeding prior to stopping warfarin
  • Hemoglobin \<= 90 or platelet count \<= 100x10\^9/L
  • Uncontrolled hypertension or stroke within 6 months of study commencement
  • Spinal or neurosurgery
  • Eye surgery (excluding cataract surgery)
  • Life expectancy less than 3 months
  • Patients requiring cardiac surgery
  • Presence of active duodenal ulcer

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

29 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00260988

Start Date

October 1 2003

End Date

November 1 2008

Last Update

September 10 2014

Active Locations (2)

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St. Joseph's Healthcare

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N4A6

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The Ottawa Hospital

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y4E9