Status:
COMPLETED
Venous Thromboembolism and Haemostatic Disturbances in Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
University of Aarhus
Conditions:
Thrombosis
Deep Venous Thrombosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
15-85 years
Brief Summary
Cancer is a well known risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE) such as deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Today we know that patients with adenocarcinomas of the gastro int...
Detailed Description
Armand Troussau observed back in 1865 a particular condition of the blood that predisposes to spontaneous coagulation in patients with gastric cancer. Today it is known that adenocarcinomas in the gas...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinical diagnosis of upper gastro intestinal cancer.
Exclusion
- Earlier (within prev. 3 years) or concomitant cancer disease of any origin.
- Known immunological connective tissue disease.
- Mental disorder.
- Treatment with heparin, low molecular weight heparin or K-vitamin antagonist at the time of inclusion.
- Consent not attained.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
285 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00660205
Start Date
February 1 2008
End Date
February 1 2011
Last Update
March 26 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Aalborg Hospital
Aalborg, Region North, Denmark, 9100