Status:
COMPLETED
Multi-Center Human Alert Trial to Prevent DVT and PE
Lead Sponsor:
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Sanofi
Conditions:
Pulmonary Embolism
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
To evaluate physician response to human alerts that inform the clinician that his/her patient may be eligible for thromboprophylaxis. Medical records are reviewed to evaluate prescribing decision and ...
Detailed Description
Background Information and Rationale for the Study: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is often avoidable in hospitalized patients because proven prevention strategies have been established for patients at...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients \> 18 years of age
- Cumulative VTE risk score \> 4
- Absence of pharmacologic or mechanical prophylaxis orders
- Patients from medical or surgical Services
Exclusion
- VTE risk score \<4
- Current active pharmacologic or mechanical prophylaxis order
- Patients from the Department of Neurology, Newborn Service, Rehab Units, and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
2496 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00409136
Start Date
March 1 2006
End Date
August 1 2008
Last Update
February 2 2009
Active Locations (26)
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1
AZ Pulmonary Specialists, Ltd
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85258
2
Long Beach VA Hospital
Long Beach, California, United States, 90822
3
University of California - Irvine
Orange, California, United States, 92868
4
University of California - Davis
Sacramento, California, United States, 95817