Status:

COMPLETED

Anticoagulant Utilization Pattern

Lead Sponsor:

Boehringer Ingelheim

Conditions:

Atrial Fibrillation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

This study plans to describe utilization patterns for oral anticoagulants over time in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation at risk for stroke using electronic claims data from a United Stat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • A recorded diagnosis of atrial fibrillation
  • Initiation of oral anticoagulant medication
  • Congestive Heart Failure, Hypertension, Age \> 75, Diabetes Mellitus, Prior Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack, Vascular Disease, Age 65-74, Sex Category (CHA2DS2-VASc) Score \>=1
  • At least 18 years of age on the date of anticoagulant initiation
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Patients with missing or ambiguous age or sex information
  • Patients with documented evidence of valvular disease
  • Patients with less than 12 months enrolment in the UnitedHealth Research Database preceding the first dispensing
  • Patients with prior use of any oral anticoagulant

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 17 2013

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    November 1 2017

    Estimated Enrollment :

    333664 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01847560

    Start Date

    April 17 2013

    End Date

    November 1 2017

    Last Update

    June 27 2019

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    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02120