Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Thromboembolism
Conditions
Keywords
ARIXTRA, prevention of DVT
Brief summary
This is a local registration study in China to compare the safety and efficacy of ARIXTRA to Enoxaparine in patients undergoing elective major hip or knee replacement or a revision of components.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patients undergoing either an elective major hip or knee replacement or revision. * Signed written informed consent. Men or women of non-child bearing potential(i.e., post menopausal or with hysterectomy of bilateral tubule ligation) or women of childbearing potential without any plan to have a child.
Exclusion criteria
* History of serious active bleeding in last 3 month * Concurrent or history of thrombocytopenia ( Platelet\< 100x109/L) * History of hypersensitivity reaction to heparin, Low molecular weight heparin or pork product * Acute bacterial endocarditis * Congenital or acquired bleeding disease in last 3 months * Concurrent uncontrolled ulcer or gastrointestinal disease with blood vessel dysplasia * Concurrent hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease or surgical history in cerebral, spine or eye * Conditions need to leave a tubule in intradural or extradural * Contraindication to anticoagulant or condition required to take long term oral anticoagulant * Abnormality in hepatic (\>1.5x UNL), renal (Clcr \< 30ml/min) or cardiac function, uncontrolled hypertension or tumor Concurrent disorder of blood vessel in lower limb * Positive result in Human Chorionic Gonadotropin test Participated in any other investigational study on Deep Vein Thrombosis prevention in last 90 days. * Concurrently to have hip and knee or double hip/knee replacement at the same time
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Occurrence of overall DVT (deep vein thrombosis) events confirmed by ultrasound result within day 5-11 post operation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Occurrence of DVT with symptom and non-fatal PE (pulmonary embolism). Occurrence of fatal PE. | — |
Countries
China