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Last refreshed on: 29 April 2013
Main ID:  NCT00967382
Date of registration: 29/05/2009
Primary sponsor: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Public title: TIPPS: Thrombophilia in Pregnancy Prophylaxis Study TIPPS
Scientific title: TIPPS - Thrombophilia in Pregnancy Prophylaxis Study: A Multicentre, Multinational, Randomized Control Trial of Prophylaxis Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) in High-risk Thrombophilic Women.
Date of first enrolment: July 2000
Target sample size: 284
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00967382
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Canada United States
Contacts
Name:   Marc A Rodger, MD
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Affiliation:  Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
Name:   William Hague, MD
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Affiliation:  Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

One or more of the following:

- Previous preeclampsia

- Previous unexplained intra-uterine growth restriction

- Previous recurrent miscarriage:

- three(3) or more unexplained miscarriage at less than 10 weeks gestation;

- two (2) or more unexplained fetal loss between 10 and 16 weeks gestation;

- one (1) or more unexplained fetal loss at or greater than 16 weeks gestation

- Previous abruptio placenta

- Previous personal history of VTE:

- Previous documented secondary proximal VTE,

- Previous documented calf-vein thrombosis (idiopathic or secondary),

- Previous superficial phlebitis

- First degree relative with symptomatic thrombophilia

- Pregnancy - > 4weeks gestation and < 20 weeks gestation

- Thrombophilia:

- Two abnormal tests, and no normal tests

- 3.1 Protein S

- 3.2 Protein C

- 3.3 Antithrombin

- Two positive tests

- 3.4 Anticardiolipin IgM (>30 U/ml)

- 3.5 Anticardiolipin IgG (>30 U/ml)

- 3.6 Anti-b2 glycoprotein IgG (>20 U/ml)

- 3.7 Anti-b2 glycoprotein IgM (>20 U/ml)

- 3.8 Lupus anticoagulant

- One positive test

- 3.9 Factor V Leiden (heterozygous or homozygous)

- 3.10Prothrombin gene defect (heterozygous or homozygous)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Less than 4 weeks gestation or greater than 20 weeks gestation

- No confirmed thrombophilia

- Contraindication to heparin therapy

- History of heparin induced thrombocytopenia

- Platelet count less than 100,000 109/L

- History of osteoporosis or steroid use

- Actively bleeding

- Documented peptic ulcer within 6 weeks

- Heparin, bisulfite or fish allergy

- Severe hypertension (SBP >200mmhg and/or DBP >120mmHg)

- Serum creatinine greater than 80 umol/L (1.3mg/dl) and an abnormal 24 hour urine
creatine clearance (<30ml/min)

- Severe hepatic failure (INR >1.8)

- Geographic inaccessibility

- Need for anticoagulants, discretion of the investigator such as but not limited to:

- Recurrent fetal loss and phospholipid antibody syndrome

- Prior idiopathic proximal VTE:

- History of idiopathic DVT or PE treated with anticoagulants (> 1 month of
heparin or warfarin) or IVC interruption;

- Idiopathic is a VTE occurring outside all of the following periods: antepartum,
postpartum, oral contraceptive use, surgery, immobilization, cast, and
malignancy

- Mechanical heart valve

- Legal lower age limitations (country specific)

- Prior participation in TIPPS

- Unable/unwilling to provide informed consent



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
Thrombophilia
Intervention(s)
Drug: dalteparin sodium
Primary Outcome(s)
The primary objective of the study is to identify if LMWH prophylaxis in thrombophilic pregnant women results in a greater than 33% relative risk reduction in the composite outcome measure (VTE, pre-eclampsia, IUGR and fetal loss) [Time Frame: 6 weeks post-partum]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Determine the safety of LMWH use in pregnancy (Specifically rates of bleeding, thrombocytopenia and fractures) [Time Frame: 6 weeks post-partum]
Identify if prophylactic LMWH will reduce rates of PIH, preterm labor and abruptio placenta in pregnant thrombophilic women compared to control [Time Frame: 6 weeks post-partum]
Identify whether prolonged use of LMWH in pregnancy results in decreased BMD compared to control [Time Frame: 6 weeks post-partum]
Secondary ID(s)
1999210-01H
2007-000284-21
CIHR 200602MCT-157533-RFA
IND 72,350
ISRCTN 87441504
Trial number 2004/244
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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