Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

The PARTUM Trial: Postpartum Aspirin to Reduce Thromboembolism Undue Morbidity

Lead Sponsor:

University of Calgary

Collaborating Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Conditions:

Venous Thromboembolism

Postpartum Period

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The goal of the PARTUM trial is to determine if taking low-dose aspirin daily for 6 weeks after delivery is similar (non-inferior) to usual care low-molecular-weight heparin injections to prevent veno...

Detailed Description

The PARTUM trial design is a Prospective Randomized Open Blinded End-point (PROBE) non-inferiority trial. Participants with risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE) as defined by the inclusion cr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ONE (or more) First Order Criterion:
  • Known inherited thrombophilia diagnosed prior to enrolment, regardless of family history of VTE:
  • i. Heterozygous factor V Leiden, or ii. Heterozygous prothrombin gene variant, or iii. Protein C deficiency, or iv. Protein S deficiency, and/or
  • Antepartum immobilization for ≥7 days. Immobilization is defined as bed rest with 90% of waking hours spent in bed at any time during the antepartum period AND/OR
  • TWO (or more) Second Order Criteria:
  • Pre-pregnancy BMI ≥30 kg/m²
  • Smoking in the current pregnancy or within 3 months prior to pregnancy
  • Previous clinical history of superficial vein thrombosis
  • Preeclampsia
  • Current pregnancy ending in stillbirth (pregnancy loss \>20 weeks gestation)
  • Unplanned cesarean delivery (unplanned = not a scheduled cesarean delivery)
  • Small-for-gestational-age infant at time of delivery (\<3rd percentile adjusted for gestational age and sex)
  • Peripartum or postpartum infection (symptoms/signs of infection and documented fever and laboratory evidence of infection with positive blood cultures or an elevated white blood cell count based on local laboratory cutoffs)
  • Postpartum hemorrhage (≥1000 mL of blood loss, regardless of delivery mode)

Exclusion

  • More than 48 hours since delivery at the time of randomization
  • Received more than 1 dose of LMWH since delivery
  • Need for postpartum LMWH prophylaxis or systemic anticoagulation as judged by their physician and/or local investigator. May include but is not limited to:
  • Documented history of provoked or unprovoked VTE
  • Mechanical heart valve(s)
  • Known antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)
  • Known high-risk inherited thrombophilia i) Antithrombin deficiency, or ii) Homozygous factor V Leiden, or iii) Homozygous prothrombin gene mutation, or iv) More than 1 thrombophilia: any combination of 2 or more: factor V Leiden, prothrombin gene mutation, protein C deficiency, protein S deficiency
  • Need for postpartum ASA as judged by their physician and/or local investigator. May include but is not limited to:
  • Documented history of myocardial infarction
  • Documented history of ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)
  • Active bleeding, excluding normal vaginal bleeding, at the time of randomization
  • Known medical condition as judged by their physician and/or local investigator to be a contraindication to ASA or LMWH including known ASA or LMWH allergy
  • \<18 years of age
  • Unable or declined consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2030

Estimated Enrollment :

8805 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06494878

Start Date

April 1 2025

End Date

December 1 2030

Last Update

March 3 2025

Active Locations (3)

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Foothills Medical Centre

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 2T9

2

The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6

3

Mount Sinai Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1Z5