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The Study of How Long Participants Stay in the Hospital After Receiving Apixaban for a Blood Clot in the Lung

Apixaban Length-Of-Stay Pulmonary Embolism Study - Hospital Admissions (ALPHA-PE)

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03595891
Enrollment
660
Registered
2018-07-23
Start date
2017-01-20
Completion date
2021-01-29
Last updated
2022-05-05

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Pulmonary Thromboembolism

Brief summary

A study based on a chart review of participants that presented with a sudden blood clot in the lung

Interventions

OTHERNon-Interventional

Non-Interventional

Sponsors

Bristol-Myers Squibb
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Adults participants at date of admission * Primary presentation consistent with PE followed by objectively-confirmed acute PE * Received anti-coagulation upon diagnosis of PE during study period and in receipt of anti-coagulation at discharge

Exclusion criteria

* PE diagnosed during a hospital admission for a reason other than PE during the study period * Patients receiving anticoagulation at the time of presentation * Patients presenting outside the defined study period Other protocol defined inclusion/

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Compare the average length of stay in secondary care60 days

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Total length of stay, including repeat admissionsDuring the first 30 days after presentation of PE
Distribution of clinical characteristics of patients admitted with a PEBaselineClinical characteristics will be summarized using descriptive statistics
Distribution of demographic data of patients admitted with a PEBaselineDemographic data will be summarized using descriptive statistics

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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