Active clinical trials for "Thrombosis"

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a vascular disease characterized by the formation of a thrombus within the venous system, mainly the lower limbs. The clot structure directly influences both its location, but also its progressive profile expansion material or regression and embolic migration. Few data are available regarding the evolution of structural properties of thrombus after an acute episode of DVT. Thrombus formation is due to the polymerization of fibrinogen into fibrin. Fibrin is a viscoelastic polymer. Its mechanical properties directly determine how the thrombus responds to forces which it is subjected. Determining the mechanical properties of the thrombus in vivo and ex vivo is expected to study its evolutionary properties.

Anticoagulant therapy is generally recommended for all patients presenting with acute symptomatic splanchnic vein thrombosis, starting with either low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) or unfractionated heparin and continuing with the vitamin K antagonists in most patients. Rivaroxaban is approved for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, but no studies have assessed the safety of rivaroxaban in the setting of splanchnic vein thrombosis. The investigators aim to collect prospective information on the safety of rivaroxaban in a pilot cohort of 100 patients with acute splanchnic vein thrombosis without liver cirrhosis.

Hemodialysis catheter related bacterial infections represent a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the hemodialysis population. Several locking agents had been tried with variable degree of success but not without side effects. Neutrolin catheter locking agent comprises of heparin,citrate and trauolidine that had been studied in a prospective study in Germany, and it demonstrated a very good result in terms of reducing the catheter related infections and thrombosis. This study is a multi-center, double-blind RCT comparing the hemodialysis catheter locking solution Neutrolin with heparin in reducing the rate of catheter related bacterial infection and thrombosis.

Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is the third most common cardiovascular disorder after myocardial infarction and stroke. VTE occurs in about 1 person per 1,000 per year, increasing dramatically in patients with cancer to about 25 per 1,000 per year. Among the known risk factors of VTE, cancer is one of the most potent. Patients with cancer have a 7- to 28-fold higher risk for VTE than non-cancer patients. VTE has important implications for the care of cancer patients, including reduced life expectancy, high rates of VTE recurrence both while on and after stopping anticoagulation, the need for chronic anticoagulation with related adverse drug reactions, and delays in cancer therapies. Clinical dilemma: Current clinical guidelines recommend a minimum of 3-6 months of anticoagulation with weight-adjusted low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in cancer patients with VTE. However, there are no recommendations beyond the initial 6 months of therapy due to the lack of data on extended duration therapy for cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT). This leads to variability in physician practices, with some continuing weight-adjusted LMWH therapy beyond 6 months. This poses concern because, while the goal is to prevent recurrence of VTE, the risk of major bleeding with prolonged weight-adjusted LMWH therapy is significant. Potential solutions: There is a lack of data to inform on VTE treatment in cancer patients beyond the initial 3-6 months of anticoagulation. We propose that after a minimum of 3-6 months of therapeutic dose anticoagulation, the use of prophylactic doses of LMWH will have an acceptable and adherence profile in cancer patients with VTE. The data obtained from this study will help inform physician practices. Design: This is a multicentre, open-label study of enoxaparin (40 mg subcutaneous injection, once daily) for additional 6 months after an initial minimum 3-6-month course of therapeutic dose anticoagulant therapy. Patients: 150 patients with VTE secondary to cancer will take part in this multicentre study conducted in 8 Canadian centres within Quebec, Ontario and Nova Scotia. Study Outcomes: The primary objective of the study is to determine the rate of recurrent VTE in patients receiving prophylactic dose enoxaparin for secondary VTE prophylaxis after an initial minimum 3-6 months of anticoagulation. The secondary objective is to determine the safety profile of prophylaxis dose enoxaparin for secondary VTE prophylaxis after an initial 3-6 months of anticoagulation. This includes determining for all subjects: 1) cumulative incidence of major bleeding events; 2) cumulative incidence of clinically relevant non-major bleeding events; 3) cumulative incidence of minor bleeding event, and 4) overall survival during follow-up.

To date, there is no treatment strategies for these patients according to American Association of the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) practice guidelines and Baveno V consensus. Thus, we aim to compare the safety and efficacy of TIPS and conservative treatment (non-selective beta blockers, endoscopic therapy and/or anticoagulation) in patients with PVT and CPTV.

This is an open label, multi-center, and randomized phase II trial designed to compare the safety and efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants and subcutaneous dalteparin in patients with acute venous thromboembolism and upper gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, or pancreatic cancer, based on a group sequential design. Enrolled patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio. Patients will be stratified by performance status, type of cancer, chemotherapy and medical centers.

99mTc-rBitistatin is a radiolabeled polypeptide which is designed to stick to blood clots so that the blood clots can be detected by imaging. The purpose of this trial is to evaluate in patients the safety of 99mTc-rBitistatin and its ability to locate blood clots in the arms and legs.

The study goal is to conduct a randomized controlled trial to compare safety and accuracy of dosing based on clinical information including the clinical reason for your taking coumadin, your age, gender, your body surface area, and other medical conditions you may have with dosing estimated by a dosing calculator which adjusts for factors affecting coumadin dosing variability including genotypes for genes important in Coumadin metabolism and response. The hypothesis to be tested by this trial states that:when compared to patients managed with a best practices standard-of-care coumadin dosing regimen, patients randomized to coumadin dosing based on genetically programmed metabolic capacity and other known clinical and environmental factors affecting dose will: 1)show reduced risk of adverse events (using surrogate measures of such events); and 2)more rapidly achieve Coumadin dosing.

A multi-center study will be done to explore the optimal regimen of antithrombotic therapy for acute myocardial infarction with left ventricular mural thrombus. The investigators will evaluate the different combinations of antiplatelet drugs and anticoagulants for at least one month, such as aspirin 100mg qd+clopidogrel 75mg qd+warfarin (INR1.8-2.2), aspirin 100mg qd+clopidogrel 75mg qd+dabigatran 110mg bid, aspirin 100mg qd+ticagrelor 60mg bid+warfarin (INR1.8-2.2), and aspirin 100mg qd+ticagrelor 60mg bid+dabigatran 110mg bid. Transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography will be done at the 1-month, 3-month and 6-month follow-ups to evaluate the left ventricular mural thrombus and determinate whether the antithrombotic therapy regimen could be regulated to double antiplatelet or anticoagulant+clopidogrel 75mg qd/ticagrelor 60mg bid. Then the investigators will complete the 12-month follow-up to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the optimal antithrombotic therapy regimen for acute myocardial infarction with left ventricular mural thrombus.

Although the clinical impact of residual left atrial appendage (LAA) leaks still requires confirmation, its patency resulting from incomplete LAA closure may promote blood stagnation and thrombus formation, and increase the risk of thromboembolic events. The main purpose of this trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous leak closure with radiofrequency energy applications.