Efficacy and Safety Study of Apixaban for Extended Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis or Pulmonary Embolism

Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Venous Thrombosis

In brief

The purpose is to evaluate the effects of an investigational blood thinner, apixaban, in preventing venous thromboembolic (VTE) recurrence or death in patients who have completed their intended treatment for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE)

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00633893

Run by

Bristol-Myers Squibb

People needed

2711

Starts

2008-05-01

Expected to finish

2012-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-11-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Men and women ≥ 18 years of age;
• Clinical diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) or Pulmonary Embolism (PE);
• Anticoagulant treatment completed
• No recurrence of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects with indications for long-term treatment with a vitamin K antagonist
• Active bleeding or high risk for serious bleeding
• Short life expectancy
• Uncontrolled high blood pressure
• Impaired kidney or liver function

Where it is running

• Cardiovascular Consultants, Ltd. — Phoenix, Arizona, United States
• Robert J. Bloomberg, Md, Pc — Tempe, Arizona, United States
• Fort Smith Lung Center — Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
• Beaver Medical Group — Banning, California, United States
• Scripps Clinic/Scripps Health And Green Hospital — La Jolla, California, United States
• Healthcare Partners Medical Group — Los Angeles, California, United States
• Mission Internal Medical Group — Mission Viejo, California, United States
• Desert Med Grp Inc, Dba Desert Oasis Healthcare Med Group — Palm Springs, California, United States
• Indus Clinical Research Institute, Inc. — Pomona, California, United States
• Kaiser Permanente Medical Center — San Francisco, California, United States
• Stanford University Medical Center — Stanford, California, United States
• Harbor Ucla Medical Center — Torrance, California, United States
• Progressive Clinical Research — Vista, California, United States
• Rocky Mountain Internal Medicine — Aurora, Colorado, United States
• New West Physicians — Golden, Colorado, United States
• Alfieri Cardiology — Newark, Delaware, United States
• Bay Pines Va Healthcare Systems — Bay Pines, Florida, United States
• Research Alliance, Inc. — Clearwater, Florida, United States
• St. Francis Sleep Allergy & Lung Institute — Clearwater, Florida, United States
• Berma Research Group — Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
• Healthworx — Hollywood, Florida, United States
• Hematology Oncology Associates — Loxahatchee Groves, Florida, United States
• South Miami Heart Center — Miami, Florida, United States
• Physicians Regional Medical Group — Naples, Florida, United States
• Alabama Clinical Therapeutics, Llc — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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