Status:

COMPLETED

VITRO-Trial. B Vitamins and the Secondary Prevention of Venous Thrombosis

Lead Sponsor:

Radboud University Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Netherlands Heart Foundation

Conditions:

Deep-Vein Thrombosis

Pulmonary Embolism

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The VITRO (Vitamins and Thrombosis) study investigated the effect of homocysteine lowering by daily supplementation of B-vitamins on the risk reduction of deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • objectively confirmed proximal deep-vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
  • idiopathic thrombosis (i.e. absence of major risk factors (major surgery, known malignant disease, pregnancy and puerperium or immobility for more than three weeks)
  • age between 20 to 80 years

Exclusion

  • obligatory use of vitamin B

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 1996

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

January 1 2003

Estimated Enrollment :

620 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00314990

Start Date

January 1 1996

End Date

January 1 2003

Last Update

April 17 2006

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Leyenburg Hospital (currently HAGA-hospital)

The Hague, Netherlands, 2545 CH