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Last refreshed on: 8 February 2016
Main ID:  NCT01855516
Date of registration: 13/05/2013
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Public title: Partial Thromboplastin Time After 72 Hours of Antithrombotic Prophylaxis Using Unfractionated Heparin
Scientific title: Partial Thromboplastin Time After 72 Hours of Antithrombotic Prophylaxis Using Unfractionated Heparin: Comparison of a 2 Times Per Day Versus a 3 Times Per Day Dosage.
Date of first enrolment: September 2013
Target sample size: 83
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01855516
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:     Nathalie Massicotte, MD, FRCPC
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Affiliation:  Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients undergoing an elective surgery by thoracoscopy requiring antithrombotic
prophylaxis

- Anticipated duration of hospital stay of at least 3 days

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pre-existing coagulopathy

- Severe renal failure

- Known allergy to heparin

- History of heparin induced thrombocytopenia



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Thrombosis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Heparin
Primary Outcome(s)
Proportion of abnormal partial thromboplastin time values 72 hours after the administration of the first dose of antithrombotic prophylaxis in patients receiving UFH 5000 U 2 times a day versus 3 times a day following surgery. [Time Frame: 3 days after surgery]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
NM2013-001
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
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