Status:
COMPLETED
Extended Duration of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy After a First Episode of Idiopathic Pulmonary Embolism: a Randomized Controlled Trial. "PADIS-PE" Study.
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Brest
Conditions:
Pulmonary Embolism
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Rational: After 3 or 6 months of oral anticoagulation for an episode of acute venous thromboembolism (VTE), the risk of recurrent VTE is high (10 to 15% per year) in comparison with a low risk of recu...
Detailed Description
Rational: After 3 or 6 months of oral anticoagulation for an episode of acute venous thromboembolism (VTE), the risk of recurrent VTE is high (10 to 15% per year) in comparison with a low risk of recu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with a first episode of idiopathic pulmonary embolism who have been treated during 6 months (Plus 30 days or minus 15 days) using Vitamin K antagonist with a INR between 2 and 3.
Exclusion
- Age \< 18
- warfarin hypersensibility
- unwilling or unable to give written informed consent
- distal or proximal deep vein thrombosis
- Pulmonary embolism which was provoked by a reversible major risk factor
- major thrombophilia (protein C, S or antithrombin deficiency, antiphospholipids antibodies, homozygous factor V Leiden)
- previous documented episode of proximal deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
- other indication for anticoagulant therapy (e.g.:atrial fibrillation, mechanic valve)
- patient on antithrombotic agent in whom antithrombotic agent should be started again after stopping anticoagulation
- pregnancy
- women without contraception
- planned major surgery in the next 18 months
- ongoing cancer or cured cancer in less than 2 years
- serious bleeding risk (e.g.: gastric ulcer)
- platelet count less than 100 Giga/l
- Life expectancy less than 18 months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
374 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00740883
Start Date
July 1 2007
End Date
October 1 2016
Last Update
January 12 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Brest University Hospital
Brest, France, 29609