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Prophylaxis of Thrombosis With Implantable Devices for Central Venous Access in Cancer Patients

Prophylaxis of Thrombosis With Implantable Devices for Central Venous Access in Cancer Patients : Phase III Randomised Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00199602
Enrollment
420
Registered
2005-09-20
Start date
1999-08-31
Completion date
2010-12-31
Last updated
2018-08-24

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Conditions

Cancer

Brief summary

This is a Phase III open-labed, multicenter, prospective, randomised study, and comparative 3-arms of 140 patients (i.e. 420 total patients). Study period (date of first inclusion/last inclusion): 3 years Treatment period : 3 months

Interventions

DRUGwarfarine - low molecular heparin

Sponsors

University Hospital, Limoges
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* First line chemotherapy for solid tumor with: * Metastatic disease or * Involved nodes or * Unresectable tumor * Indication for Implantable device for central venous access * Potential survival \> 3 months * ECOG performance status 0 to 2 (WHO) * Age between 18 and 75 years. * Social security guaranteed * Normal laboratory assessments (platelets\> 100000/mm3, TP 60%, spontaneous TCA with M/T\<1.5, TGO and TGP \< 2xN, serum creatinin\<120µmol/l) * Informed consent signed

Exclusion criteria

* Inability to understand informed consent or interfering with compliance for treatment or protocol Anti-coagulant treatment -related criteria * Acute infectious endocarditis * History related with heparin allergy or thrombopenia due to heparin * Uncontrolled high blood pressure (systolic blood pressure \>180 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure \>110 mm Hg) * Hemorrhagic syndrome ongoing * Patient with platelet inhibitors treatment * Chronic, daily treatment with anti-coagulant therapy (LMWH or AVK), use as preventive or curative level * Patient with liver failure (TP\<60%) or renal insufficiency (creatinin clearance\< 20 ml/mn) * Women with pregnancy and lactating Pathology-related criteria * deep venous thrombosis history or pulmonary embolism (\< 6 months) * Clinical suspicious of brain metastasis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Evaluation of the prevalence of symptomatic or asymptomatic deep venous thrombosis in cancer patients with implantable device for central venous access with or without prophylaxis :Day90
Low molecular weight Heparin (LMWH) 2500 U anti-XA/day or Warfarine 1 mg/day during the first line of chemotherapyDay90

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of thrombosis prophylaxis by LMWH with warfarin at low doseDay90
-Costs in the 3 strategiesJ90
- Detection of asymptomatic thrombosis related to implantable device estimated by a systematic echo-doppler. -Day90
- Overall survival in each group.Day90
- Tumoral response to chemotherapy in the 3 groups.Day90
- Frequency of other symptomatic venous thromboembolic events between 3 groups.J0, J1, J21, J42, J63 and J90

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026