Status:

COMPLETED

Different Doses and Duration of Low Molecular Weight Heparin (Parnaparin)in Superficial Vein Thrombosis

Lead Sponsor:

IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna

Conditions:

Thrombophlebitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The optimal treatment of superficial venous thrombosis (SVT) is still uncertain. Though low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) is considered the treatment of choice, studies conducted so far do not give ...

Detailed Description

Outpatients with an episode of SVT of the grand saphenous vein (for at least 4 cm), and/or SVT of the small saphenous vein (for at least 4 cm), and/or SVT of a collateral vein of the large saphenous v...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Weight \> 50 kg and less than 110 kg
  • SVT of the grand saphenous vein for at least 4 cm
  • SVT of the small saphenous vein for at least 4 cm
  • Collateral SVT of the large saphenous vein of the thigh for at least 4cm

Exclusion

  • SVT of the grand saphenous vein reaching the saphenofemoral cross (within 3 cm)
  • SVT of the small saphenous vein reaching the saphenopopliteal cross
  • Documented proximal or distal DVT or pulmonary embolism
  • SVT secondary to sclerotherapy
  • Pregnancy and puerperium
  • uncontrolled arterial hypertension (Systolic pressure \> 180 mmHg and diastolic pressure \> 110 mmHg)
  • Active peptic ulcer
  • Bacterial endocarditis
  • Stroke in the previous 3 months
  • Haemorrhagic diathesis
  • Thrombocytopenia (platelets \< 100,000/ µL)
  • Hypersensitivity to heparin or history of thrombocytopenia induced by heparin
  • Creatinine \> 2 mg% (\> 180 µmol/L)
  • Heparin therapy (any dose) or anticoagulant therapy for longer than the previous 72 hours
  • In-hospital development of SVT
  • Previous saphenectomy by any method
  • Surgery in the previous 30 days
  • Serious liver disease
  • Use of dextran, mannitol, thrombolytic treatment, chronic use of NSAID and cortisone-based drugs.
  • Active cancer or under chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • Thrombectomy of superficial vein involved
  • Refusal to give informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

664 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00362947

Start Date

August 1 2006

End Date

February 1 2011

Last Update

March 19 2021

Active Locations (2)

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Dept. Angiology & Blood Coagulation; University Hospital S.Orsola-Malpighi

Bologna, BO, Italy, 40138

2

U.O. Medicina Critica

Piacenza, PC, Italy, 29100