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Pharmacokinetics of Rivaroxaban After Bariatric Surgery

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of rivAroxaban After Bariatric Surgery and in mORBid Obesity

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04180436
Acronym
ABSORB
Enrollment
67
Registered
2019-11-27
Start date
2020-01-15
Completion date
2022-06-27
Last updated
2025-12-03

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

Conditions

Bariatric Surgery, Morbid Obesity

Keywords

sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, morbid obesity

Brief summary

Data on pharmacokinetics of rivaroxaban after bariatric surgery and in morbid obesity are sparse. The aim of this study is to assess the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters of rivaroxaban, used at a therapeutic anticoagulant dose, in patients with previous bariatric surgery, with sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass, and in morbid obese subjects. Four groups of 16 subjects per group are studied: Morbid obese subjects / Subjects who have undergone gastric bypass surgery / Subjects who have undergone sleeve gastrectomy surgery / Non-operated control subjects matched for age and BMI with operated subjects. All patients (obese, surgical patients, and controls) will receive rivaroxaban 20mg once daily during 8 days. Blood samples will be taken predose (Baseline) and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 24h post rivaroxaban administration at day1 and day8. PK and PD parameters will be compared between groups in order to explore the impact of bariatric surgery, type of surgery and body mass index on the pharmacological profile of rivaroxaban.

Interventions

DRUGrivaroxaban 20 mg once daily 8 days

Blood samples for the measurement of rivaroxaban PK parameters

Sponsors

Bayer
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
University Hospital, Brest
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Creatinine clearance measured by the Cockroft formula ≥ 60 mL / min * Patient meeting the specific criteria of one of the 4 groups: * morbidly obese patients with BMI ≥ 40 * Patients operated by gastric bypass for over a year and with stable weight * Patients operated by sleeve gastrectomy for over a year and with stable weight * Control group: non-operated subjects but with an age and a BMI corresponding to those of the patients of the 2 operated groups.

Exclusion criteria

* Indication for anticoagulant therapy, antiplatelet therapy or long-term nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs * Clinically significant bleeding in progress * Taking oral or parenteral anticoagulants, or taking platelet antiaggregants within 4 weeks before inclusion * Congenital or acquired hemorrhagic disorders (eg von Willebrand disease, hemophilia) * Injury or disease, at significant risk of major bleeding (gastrointestinal ulceration, presence of malignant tumors with a high risk of bleeding, recent brain or spinal cord injury, recent cerebral, spinal or ophthalmic surgery, recent intracranial hemorrhage, known or suspected oesophageal varices , arteriovenous malformations, vascular aneurysms or major intraspinal or intracerebral vascular abnormalities) * Severe uncontrolled arterial hypertension * Active gastrointestinal disease potentially leading to bleeding disorders (esophagitis, gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic inflammatory bowel disease) * Vascular retinopathy * Bronchiectasis or history of pulmonary bleeding * Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients of rivaroxaban * Hepatic involvement associated with coagulopathy and clinically significant bleeding risk, including cirrhotic patients with Child Pugh Grade B or C score * Concomitant use of potent inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4 and / or P-gp (azole antifungal or HIV protease inhibitor) * Participation in a paid and / or therapeutic study in the previous 3 months * Pregnant or lactating women, * Women of childbearing potential not using effective contraception

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
AUC of rivaroxabanup to 8 daysRivaroxaban plasma concentrations was assessed by the reference method at the different sampling points to determine the area under the curve (AUC)
Cmax of rivaroxabanup to 8 daysCmax of rivaroxaban was assessed
Tmax of rivaroxabanup to 8 daysTmax of rivaroxaban was assessed

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Rivaroxaban anti-Xa activityup to 8 daysRivaroxaban anti-Xa activity was assessed
Rate of bleedingsup to 15 daysTreatment-Related Adverse Events were assessed
Prothrombin timeup to 8 daysProthrombin time of rivaroxaban was assessed
Thrombin generation test of rivaroxabanup to 8 daysThrombogram (thrombin generation test) data for each time analyzed allows measurement of peak height . These data will be used to model the PD of rivaroxaban and to estimate the PD variability.
Other adverse eventsup to 15 daysNumber of other adverse events than bleedings was assessed
Activated partial thromboplatin time (aPTT)up to 8 daysActivated partial thromboplatin time was assessed
Fibrinogen levelsup to 8 daysFibrinogen levels was was assessed

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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