Status:

COMPLETED

Sources of the Variability of the Response to Fluindione in Elderly Patients (PREPA)

Lead Sponsor:

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Collaborating Sponsors:

Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France

GIS Institut de la Longévité

Conditions:

Cardiovascular Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

80+ years

Brief Summary

We propose to study the pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) components of the response to fluindione, the main oral anticoagulant used in France, in patients over 80. We expect to gain a be...

Detailed Description

Oral anticoagulant drugs have improved the prognosis of patients with thromboembolic disease. However, optimal oral anticoagulation control is usually hampered by significant interindividual variabili...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients over and including 80 years old
  • Hospitalised in one of the recruiting centers
  • Initiating a treatment with fluindione (either first time or after more than 15 days holidays)

Exclusion

  • Contraindication to fluindione or one of its components
  • Patients receiving other medications known to interfere with fluindione and preventing its use
  • Patients with physical or mental impairment preventing them from signing the consent form
  • Patients whose length of stay in hospital is less than 3 days

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2005

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

152 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00313469

Start Date

September 1 2005

End Date

April 1 2008

Last Update

August 25 2011

Active Locations (2)

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CHU d'Angers

Angers, France, 49000

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Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard

Paris, France, 75018