Active clinical trials for "Venous Thromboembolism"

The purpose of this study is to examine the superiority of YM150 to the placebo and to evaluate the dose-dependent response of YM150 in patients undergoing elective total hip replacement surgery.

This study will be a multicenter clustered randomized trial of patients in hospitals in which a universal "SMART on FHIR" platform-based EHR-embedded IMPROVE DD VTE clinical prediction rules (CPRs) with electronic order entry has been incorporated into required admission and discharge EHR workflow versus hospitals following UMC for VTE risk assessment of medically ill patients. The patient population will consist of hospitalized, medically ill (non-surgical, non-obstetrical) individuals aged > 60 years.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common and potentially fatal disease. It is considered a chronic disease with a recurrence rate of 30% at 10 years. Reduce the risk of recurrence is a serious public health issue. For this it is necessary to identify patients at high risk of recurrence. However, until now, only 50% of recurrences are in the presence of known risk factors, suggesting that there are still yet unidentified risk factors. The assumption behind this project is that there are specifically associated genetic polymorphisms to the risk of VTE recurrence. The aim of our project is to identify these polymorphisms from genome-wide data MARTHA cohort. This cohort is composed of 1542 subjects from the Marseille region with at least one episode of VTE documented. Patients in the cohort MARTHA have all been genotyped for approximately 500,000 polymorphisms. The investigators want to achieve a case-control study nested in the cohort MARTHA. Subjects with recurrent VTE (the case) will be compared to subjects with only one episode of VTE (the controls). The allelic frequencies of polymorphisms previously genotyped 500,000 will be compared between cases and controls. The identification of these new genetic variants associated with VTE recurrence should allow us to improve the pathophysiological knowledge of the disease, reduce the frequency of episodes and focus research on new therapeutic approaches.

Prospective controlled randomized study. Aim of this study is to assess the feasibility and sensitivity of CT scanning of the thorax, abdomen and pelvis for the detection of occult cancer in patients with idiopathic venous thromboembolism. Patients presenting with acute idiopathic venous thromboembolism, free from already known cancer and in whom a routine battery screening has excluded the presence of cancer, are randomized to receive either a CT scanning of the thorax, abdomen and pelvis (completed by mammography if not already performed in the past year, and by gastroscopy and/or colonoscopy in patients with positive hemoccult) or a diagnostic programme freely decided by attending physicians. Patients of either group in whom the search for cancer is negative are followed-up for two years to register the development of clinically symptomatic malignant disease. The rate of cancer detection and that of cancer development are compared between the two study groups.

To evaluate the pharmacokinetics of the thromboprophylactic agent enoxaparin in critically ill patients by comparing plasma anti-factor Xa activity when enoxaparin is administered either as a continuous intravenous infusion or subcutaneous bolus once daily. To investigate possible ongoing coagulation by coagulation markers during antithrombotic therapy with standard doses of enoxaparin

Patients undergoing major colorectal surgery are at increased risk for VTE (deep venous thrombosis) compared with patients undergoing other general surgical procedures (Bergqvist et al. Dis. Col. Rectum. 2006; 49: 1620-1628.) The reported incidence of symptomatic VTE after colorectal surgery is approximately 4% (Monn, F. et al. JACS. 216; 2013: 395-401). However, the reported incidence of VTE after colorectal surgery in prospectively followed patients managed with perioperative venous thromboprophylaxis undergoing screening venography prior to hospital discharge ranges from 9 to 20% (Bergovist et al. NEJM 346; 2002: 975-980; McLeod et al. Ann. Surg. 233; 2000: 438-444; ENOXACAN Study group. Brit. J. Surg. 84; 1997: 1099-1103. The Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) and the American College of Chest Physician (ACCP) guidelines recommend that venous thromboprophylaxis be initiated within 24 hours of surgery. However, it is believed that deep venous thrombosis occurs during surgery, rather than in the postoperative period, justifying preoperative initiation of venous thromboprophylaxis. This practice is accompanied with a theoretically higher risk of bleeding complications. Currently there is no consensus on the precise timing of VTE prophylaxis after major colorectal surgery, as demonstrated by the vague guidelines established by the ACCP and SCIP. Current studies on VTE prophylaxis report preoperative initiation of VTE prophylaxis. However, majority of surgeons at our institution begin heparin postoperatively given concern for bleeding complications with preoperative dosing of heparin. The purpose of this study is to prospectively evaluate the incidence of VTE and major bleeding complications in patients undergoing major colorectal surgery who are treated with preoperative or postoperative venous thromboprophylaxis and to help establish more stringent guidelines on the optimal timing of VTE prophylaxis.

The main purpose of this study is to determine if an investigational medication called SelK2 works in preventing a condition called "venous thromboembolism" (VTE) in patients having a total knee replacement. SelK2 has been designed to attach to a protein found on blood cells and blood vessels. By attaching to this protein, SelK2 is designed to decrease the inflammatory process in the blood vessel wall that leads to the formation of blood clots in the vessel (called thrombosis). By decreasing the inflammatory process, SelK2 may reduce the risk of VTE following joint replacement surgery. In addition, because SelK2 is not a blood thinner, it is expected that the risk for bleeding will also be reduced.

The purpose of this study is to examine the superiority of YM150 to the placebo and to evaluate the dose-dependent response of YM150 in patients undergoing elective total knee replacement surgery.

The purpose of this study is to assess if 10 mg Bay 59-7939, taken once daily as a tablet, is safe and prevents blood clot which may form after a knee replacement operation.

Odiparcil is being studied to determine if it can prevent blood clots from forming after a total knee replacement and also to prove that odiparcil is safe.