Timing of VTE Prophylaxis in TBI

Withdrawn before enrolling · Phase 4

Conditions studied: TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), VTE (Venous Thromboembolism)

In brief

This study compares the efficacy and complication rates of early (24 hours) versus late (72 hours) VTE prophylaxis administration to TBI patients. Patients in both treatment groups will be monitored for development of VTE as well as complications from bleeding after commencement of VTE prophylaxis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03081169

Run by

Loyola University

People needed

0

Starts

2017-04-03

Expected to finish

2019-08-12

Last updated by the study team

2019-08-16

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Traumatic brain injury
• Intracranial hemorrhage on CT scan

You may not qualify if…

• Under the age of 18
• Pregnant
• Die within 24 hours of admission
• Hospital stay less than 5 days
• Contraindications to enoxaparin or heparin
• Coagulopathy at 24 hours post-injury defined as INR>1.6 aPTT>2x normal, or platelet counts<50k
• Known history of VTE

Where it is running

• Loyola University Medical Center — Maywood, Illinois, United States

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