Status:

COMPLETED

PREPIC 2 : Prevention of Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism by Vena Cava Interruption

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ministry of Health, France

Fondation de France

Conditions:

Pulmonary Embolism

Venous Thrombosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess efficacy and safety of optional vena cava filter implanted 3 months in prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism in patients presenting with acute pulmonary emb...

Detailed Description

Pulmonary embolism is a common pathology, which could be fatal (about 10 000 death/year in France). It mainly originates from a deep vein thrombosis. In order to reduce mortality, prevention of new or...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Informed consent
  • Acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism; AND
  • Deep or superficial vein thrombosis; AND
  • At least one of the risk factors below :
  • More than 75 years old
  • Evolutiv cancer (excepting locally cutaneous cancer)
  • Known chronic heart failure treated
  • Chronic respiratory insufficiency treated
  • Bilateral deep vein thrombosis
  • Ilio-cava thrombosis
  • Ischemic stroke \> 3 days and \< 6 months, with lower limb deficit
  • Cardiac repercussion of pulmonary embolism assessed by echocardiography or increasing troponin I or T, or Brain Natriuretic Peptid or proBNP

Exclusion

  • Contrindication to an anticoagulant treatment or recurrent thromboembolic event despite adequate anticoagulation
  • Vena cava filter already inserted
  • Filter insertion impossible due to caval thrombosis
  • More than 72 hours pre-randomized treatment with therapeutic dosage of anticoagulant therapy
  • Non carcinologic surgery within 3 months prior randomization
  • Carcinologic surgery within 10 days prior randomization
  • Hypersensitivity to contrast media
  • Access port in place or programmed within 3 months
  • Woman who are child bearing
  • Life expectancy \< 6 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

399 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00457158

Start Date

July 1 2006

End Date

November 1 2012

Last Update

November 27 2012

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Service de Médecine Vasculaire, CHU Amiens

Amiens, France, 80080

2

Service d'Accueil des Urgences, CHU d'Angers

Angers, France, 49100

3

Service de Cardiologie, CHU de Besançon

Besançon, France, 25000

4

CHU de Bordeaux

Bordeaux, France, 33000