Status:

TERMINATED

Anticoagulation Length in Cancer Associated Thrombosis

Lead Sponsor:

Cardiff University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom

Wales Cancer Trials Unit

Conditions:

Cancer

Thrombosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

16+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is a two year, multicentre, mixed methods feasibility study including a randomised controlled two-arm interventional trial, a nested qualitative study, focus groups and a United Kingdom (UK) wide...

Detailed Description

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a term to describe blood clots in the legs known as a deep vein thrombus (DVT) or lung, known as a pulmonary embolus (PE). It is a common condition, which causes many s...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Receiving LMWH for treatment of CAT for five months
  • Locally advanced or metastatic cancer
  • Able to self-administer LMWH, or have LMWH administered by a carer
  • Able to give informed consent
  • Age ≥16 years

Exclusion

  • Receiving drug other than LMWH for CAT
  • Contraindication to anticoagulation
  • Fitted with a prosthetic heart valve
  • Pregnant and/or lactating females

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

2 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01817257

Start Date

December 1 2013

End Date

February 1 2015

Last Update

October 29 2018

Active Locations (5)

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1

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (George Eliot Hospital)

Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

2

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (Worcester Royal Hospital)

Worcester, Worcestershire, United Kingdom

3

Velindre NHS Trust (Velindre Cancer Centre)

Cardiff, United Kingdom

4

Aneurin Bevan Health Board (Royal Gwent Hospital)

Newport, United Kingdom