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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT01321788
Date of registration: 22/03/2011
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: King Saud University
Public title: Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Post Cesarean Section PROCS
Scientific title: Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Post Cesarean Section(PRO-CS-Trial)
Date of first enrolment: January 2011
Target sample size: 300
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01321788
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Saudi Arabia
Contacts
Name:     Farjah H AlGahtani, MD
Address: 
Telephone: 0505805919
Email: falgahtani@ksu.edu.sa
Affiliation: 
Name:     FARJAH H ALGAHTANI, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  King Saud University
Name:     FARJAH H ALGAHTANI, MD
Address: 
Telephone: 0505805919
Email: falgahtani@gmail.com
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age > 18 years old.

2. Delivered by cesarean section (emergency or planned).

3. Signed, informed consent.

4. Ready access to a local health service.

5. Capable of using Tinzaparin.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. at high risk for thromboembolism (any one of the following):

- age more than 35 years old

- obesity (more than 80 kg)

- parity more than 4

- gross varicose veins

- current infection

- pre-eclampsia

- immobility prior to surgery (more than 4 days)

- Major current disease: including heart or lung disease, cancer,inflammatory
bowel disease and nephrotic syndrome.

- Extended major pelvic or abdominal surgery (e.g. cesarean hysterectomy)

- Patients with a family history of VTE

- History of superficial phlebitis

2. More than 36 hours since delivery

3. Need for anticoagulation, including:

- women with a confirmed thrombophilia

- women with paralysis of lower limbs

- women with personal history of VTE

- women with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APLA)

- women with mechanical heart valves

4. Contraindication to heparin therapy, including history of heparin induced
thrombocytopenia.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 35 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Bleeding
Venous Thromboembolism
Intervention(s)
Drug: PLACEBO
Drug: TINZAPARIN
Primary Outcome(s)
Deep Vein Thrombosis [Time Frame: 24 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
symptomatic DVT and bleeding [Time Frame: Symptomatic DVT]
Secondary ID(s)
PRO-CS TRIAL
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
King AbdulAziz City for Science and Technology
Ethics review
Results
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