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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR319
Date of registration: 09/09/2005
Primary sponsor: Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)
Public title: Comparitive study of the stability of oral anticoagulant therapy using phenprocoumon or warfarin.
Scientific title: Comparitive study of the stability of oral anticoagulant therapy using phenprocoumon or warfarin. - N/A
Date of first enrolment: 1/3/2004
Target sample size: 500
Recruitment status: complete
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=319
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: None; Control: Active; Group: Parallel; Type: 2 or more arms, randomized  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: F.R.  Rosendaal
Address:  Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Department of Clinical Epidemiology, P.O. Box 9600, Albinusdreef 2 2300 RC Leiden The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)71 5264037
Email: f.r.rosendaal@lumc.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: Y.  Leeuwen, van
Address:  Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Department of Clinical Epidemiology, P.O. Box 9600, Albinusdreef 2 2300 RC Leiden The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)71 5261384
Email: y.van_leeuwen@lumc.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. No current use of anticoagulants;

2. Aged 18?85;

3. Indication for the use of oral anticoagulants;

4. Living in the workingarea of the Leiden Anticoagulation Clinic;

5. Adequate intelligence, informed consent.

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy;

2. Chemotherapy;

3. Hemo- of peritoneal dialysis;

4. Plasmafereses;

5. Contra-indication for the use of oral anticoagulants.


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Anticoagulants

Intervention(s)
Treatment group: oral anticoagulant treatment with warfarin.

Control group: oral anticoagulant treatment with phenprocoumon.
Primary Outcome(s)
Time spent within therapeutic range, time to the first INR in range, percentage of INRs above range after initiation scheme, reaction of INR to interruption of coumarin or vitamin K administration.
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Bleeding complications;

2. Thrombotic complications.
Secondary ID(s)
ISRCTN60446748
P99-134
Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
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