Status:

COMPLETED

Risk of Developing Antibodies to Heparin-PF4 After Heart Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Duke University

Conditions:

Thrombosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Heparin is a drug that is widely used to prevent and treat blood clotting. Individuals undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery are administered high doses of heparin, and some of them develop antibo...

Detailed Description

Heparin is a drug that is widely used to prevent and treat blood clotting. However, heparin can also cause serious adverse events. Individuals undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery are administere...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Scheduled for cardiac bypass surgery at Duke University Hospital

Exclusion

  • Plans to receive warfarin during the post-operative inpatient stay
  • Plans to receive a full anticoagulant dose of low-molecular weight heparin during the post-operative inpatient stay
  • Plans to receive a full anticoagulant dose of unfractionated heparin during the post-operative inpatient stay
  • Use of any drug other than unfractionated heparin for anticoagulation during cardiopulmonary bypass
  • Warfarin, heparin, or low-molecular weight heparin administered during a readmission to the hospital for a reason other than one of this study's outcomes does not constitute criteria for exclusion

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2006

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

1015 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00237328

Start Date

June 1 2006

End Date

July 1 2012

Last Update

February 25 2013

Active Locations (4)

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1

Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

2

University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599

3

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710

4

University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53706