Actively Recruiting
Direct Oral Anticoagulants (Rivaroxaban and Apixaban) in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis
Led by Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern · Updated on 2026-02-25
24
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
262 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
I
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Lead Sponsor
C
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The aim of this study is to investigate the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters of rivaroxaban and apixaban in patients with compensated liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh class A and B). The enrolled participants receive a prophylactic single oral dose of either rivaroxaban (10 mg) or apixaban (2.5 mg) at around 8 a.m. on the day of the trial. Blood samples are taken 0.5 hours pre-dose and 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 hours post-dose. A follow-up telephone call is performed 5 days after the study intervention to collect safety data.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Direct Oral Anticoagulants (Rivaroxaban and Apixaban) in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 years or older
- Diagnosis of liver cirrhosis with Child-Pugh score grade A or B
- Provided written informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Positive pregnancy test, pregnancy, or nursing (for women of childbearing age)
- Use of oral anticoagulants within 2 weeks before study start
- Use of parenteral anticoagulants within 1 week before study start
- Use of platelet inhibitors within 2 weeks before study start
- Known coagulation disorders such as von Willebrand's disease or hemophilia
- Active or significant bleeding
- Congenital or acquired bleeding disorders
- High risk of bleeding including active ulcerative gastrointestinal disease
- Uncontrolled severe high blood pressure
- Vascular retinopathy
- Acute infections including bacterial endocarditis
- Severe anemia with hemoglobin ≤100 g/L
- Hereditary galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency, or glucose-galactose malabsorption
- Severe liver dysfunction (Child-Pugh score grade C)
- Hepatic encephalopathy grade 3 or higher
- Severe kidney impairment with creatinine clearance below 30 ml/min
- Known intolerance to rivaroxaban or apixaban
- Use of strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or P-glycoprotein inhibitors/inducers as specified
- Wash-out period of less than two weeks after use of specified interacting drugs before study drug application
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, University Hospital Inselspital, Berne
Bern, Switzerland, 3010
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
D
Dr. med. Guido Stirnimann
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
2
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