Apixaban for Extended Anticoagulation (APIDULCIS)

Venous Thromboembolism Clinical Trial

— APIDULCIS  

Official title:

APIDULCIS: Extended Anticoagulation With Low-dose Apixaban After a Standard Course Anticoagulation in Patients With a First Venous Thromboembolism Who Have Positive D-dimer

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03678506
• Other study ID #: FAA I1. 7-2017 (APIDULCIS)
• Secondary ID: 2017 002340 32
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: August 16, 2018
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: February 2023
• Source: Arianna Anticoagulazione Foundation
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study aims at optimizing the long-term and extended management of patients with a first episode of venous thromboembolism (proximal deep vein thrombosis with or without pulmonary embolism) (VTE). Patients at high risk of recurrence (with altered D-dimer test), who had received anticoagulation (whatever the drug used) for 12-15 months after the first episode of thrombosis, will be treated with Apixaban 2,5 mg x 2 for 18 months as extended treatment. Patients at low risk, with normal D-dimer test, will stop anticoagulation definitely.

Description:

This prospective cohort study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of a management procedure to decide on giving or not an extended anticoagulation (administering apixaban 2 2.5 mg twice daily ) to outpatients with a single episode of proximal deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs and/or pulmonary embolism who had received 12-15 months of anticoagulation (whatever the anticoagulant drug used). The study seeks to assess whether a management procedure involving D-dimer testing assessment can identify a subset of subjects at low risk of recurrence in whom an extended anticoagulation can be safely avoided.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 800
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: September 1, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• First unprovoked Venous Thromboembolic Event

• Venous Thromboembolic events associated with one or more risk factors that are no longer present

• Age older than 18 or younger than 75 years

• Capacity to give written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• A) Exclusion criteria regarding the index event

• Events usually associated with low risk of recurrence

• Deep vein thrombosis/ Pulmonary embolism occurred within 3 months from major surgery or major trauma

• Isolated Distal deep vein thrombosis (thrombosis of calf veins)

• Events associated with a very high risk of recurrence or occurrence of life-threatening recurrent events

• Pulmonary Embolism episode with shock or life-threatening

• Isolated pulmonary embolism with a systolic pulmonary artery pressure > 60 mmHg at presentation

• Deep vein thrombosis/ Pulmonary embolism associated with active cancer, antiphospholipid syndrome or long-standing medical illnesses

• More than one idiopathic event

• Index venous thromboembolic event in different sites than deep veins of the lower limbs or pulmonary arteries

B) Exclusion criteria present at the moment of patients' screening:

• Age younger than 18 or older than 75 years

• More documented unprovoked venous thromboembolic episodes

• Pregnancy or puerperium

• Severe post-thrombotic syndrome (= 15 points at the Villalta score)

• Solid neoplasia or blood disease in active phase or requiring chemotherapy/radiotherapy

• All the clinical conditions requiring prolonged treatment with Low Molecular Weight Heparin

• Presence of overt, active chronic diseases (i.e. inflammatory bowel disease)

• Known serious thrombophilic alterations:

• deficiencies of natural anticoagulants (Antithrombin, Protein C, Protein S)

• homozygosity for Factor V Leiden or Factor II G20210A mutations

• double heterozygosity

• Presence of antiphospholipid syndrome

• Presence of vein cava filter

• Concomitant conditions (such as atrial fibrillation) requiring indefinite anticoagulation

• Severe cardio-respiratory insufficiency (NYHA 3 or 4)

• Any absolute contraindications to anticoagulation treatment

• Any other contraindications to Apixaban as per local SmPC

• Life expectancy shorter than 1 year

• Refuse interruption of anticoagulation to perform serial D-dimer assessment

• Geographically inaccessible location

• Inability or refusal to give consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anticoagulants
• Thromboembolism
• Venous Thromboembolism

Intervention

Drug:
• Apixaban
Apixaban 2.5 mg x 2 will be administered to patients with positive D-dimer results

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Italy	Daniela Poli	Firenze

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Arianna Anticoagulazione Foundation

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number and rate of patients with confirmed recurrent VTE and VTE-related death (efficacy).	The occurrence of proximal deep vein thrombosis with or without pulmonary embolism (new or recurrent episode) wil be recorded in all patients	From date of enrollment until the date of first documented event assessed up to 18 months
Primary	Number and rate of major Bleeding events (defined according to International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis guidelines (safety)	Fatal bleeding; intracranial; intraspinal; intraocular; pericardial; intra-articular; intramuscular with compartment syndrome; retroperitoneal,; acute clinically overt bleeding will be recorded in all patients	From date of enrollment until the date of first documented event assessed up to18 months
Secondary	Number of and rate of thromboembolic events	Transient ischemic attack (TIA), Stroke, Myocardial infarction will be recorded in all patients	From date of enrollment until the date of first documented event assessed up to 18 months
Secondary	Presence of severe post-thrombotic syndrome according to Villalta Score	Patient with deep vein thrombosis as index event will be evaluated, at the and of follow-up, applying Villalta score, commonly used to diagnose post-thrombotic syndrome in the subacute phase of thrombosis. The presence of venous ulcer of the leg or a score > of 15 points indicate the occurrence of severe post-thrombotic syndrome. The maximum score is 33. The score from 5 to 9 points indicate mild post-thrombotic syndrome and from 10 to 15 points indicate moderate post-thrombotic syndrome	18 months
Secondary	Number and rate of non major bleeding complications	In all patients will be recorded any sign or symptom of hemorrhage that does not fit the criteria for the definition of major bleeding but does meet at least one of the following criteria: 1)requiring medical intervention by a healthcare professional; 2) leading to hospitalization or increased level of care;3) prompting a face to face evaluation	From date of enrollment until the date of first documented event assessed up to18 months
Secondary	Number and rate of dead patients (overall mortality)	VTE-related death; cardiovascular related-death; bleeding-related death; death for: cancer, infectious disease and unknown cause; sudden death will be recorded in all patients	From date of enrollment until the date of first documented event assessed up to 18 months