Postpartum Heparin Against Venous Thromboembolism: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (PP-HEP)
Venous Thromboembolism
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Venous Thromboembolism
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: adult women within 48h of delivery, with: ≥2 of the following risk factors Age ≥35 years Pre-pregnancy BMI 30.0-34.9kg/m2 Current smoking Elective cesarean section Postpartum hemorrhage Antenatal immobility and/or ≥1 of the following risk factors: Emergency cesarean section Pre-pregnancy BMI ≥35kg/m2 Known low-risk thrombophilia (heterozygous factor V Leiden; heterozygous G20210 prothrombin mutation) Pre-eclampsia Pre-term delivery (<37th week of gestation) Peripartum systemic infection (defined as fever with use of antibiotics) Intra-uterine growth restriction (birth weight <5th percentile) Exclusion Criteria: any indication for therapeutic anticoagulation a high-risk of postpartum venous thromboembolism (personal history, high-risk thrombophilia) an increased bleeding risk a contra-indication to the use of heparin
Sites / Locations
- Geneva University Hospitals
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Enoxaparin
No treatment
Enoxaparin 20-60mg o.d., according to bodyweight, for 10 days postpartum.
No treatment.