Status:

COMPLETED

Genetic Response to Warfarin in Healthy Subjects

Lead Sponsor:

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-74 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the importance of genetic differences on individuals' response to warfarin in a group of healthy subjects. Warfarin is also known by the "trade name" Coumadin...

Detailed Description

Warfarin is a highly effective oral anticoagulant that is increasingly prescribed in the United States. It has a narrow therapeutic window, however, that represents an inherent limitation, such that i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy adult (\> 18 years old.) subjects not taking warfarin
  • Willing and able to grant written informed consent
  • Available in proximity to the Medical Center for the anticipated duration of data collection (approximately 3 weeks).
  • Pre-menopausal women required negative pregnancy test at study onset and willingness to abstain from sexual activity or use barrier contraception; oral contraceptives interfere with coumadin.

Exclusion

  • Daily prescribed medications including (1) a medication known to interact with warfarin, based on interactions listed in Micromedex as moderate or severe, and probable or definite (as of study start date, Appendix A) (2) aspirin or clopidogrel, which may increase bleeding risk in combination with warfarin.
  • Recent therapy (within two weeks) with a medication known to interact with warfarin based on medication interactions listed in Micromedex
  • History of thrombotic disorder requiring anticoagulant therapy
  • Thrombophilia or coagulopathy, by history or screening coagulation profile with INR or PTT level \> 2x the upper limit of normal
  • Family history of thrombophilia or coagulopathy; prisoners or wards of the state; scheduled elective surgery within one month
  • Active liver disease based on clinical history or serum transaminase levels \> 2x the upper limit of normal
  • Protein C or S Deficiency assessed on screening protein C and S activity profile
  • Age ≥ 75
  • Pre-menopausal women on oral contraception
  • Non-English speaking individuals

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

35 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01520402

Start Date

June 1 2009

End Date

May 1 2011

Last Update

February 12 2013

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Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, New York, United States, 10029