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A multicenter randomized, double blind placebo controlled trial to determine the efficacy of long-term, low dose warfarin in the secondary prevention of venous thromboembolism.


Clinical Trial Description

BACKGROUND:

Venous thromboembolism is associated with more than 300,000 hospitalizations and results in thousands of deaths annually. Conventional therapy consists of intravenous heparin followed by oral anticoagulants usually given for three to six months. The recommended intensity of oral anticoagulants (warfarin) has been derived from clinical trials. Such therapy is usually quite effective. However, some patients develop recurrent disease after the oral anticoagulants are stopped. A recent randomized study evaluated the optimal duration of oral anticoagulant therapy. After acute treatment with heparin, subjects were treated with oral anticoagulants for either six weeks or six months with a target INR * of 2 to 2.85. There was no difference in mortality in the two groups. Recurrence was not seen while the patients were under treatment. When anticoagulants were stopped, recurrent thrombosis was documented in 18 percent of the patients treated for six weeks and in 9.5 percent of those treated for six months. The period of greatest risk of recurrence for the six weeks patients was immediately after therapy was stopped. There was a linear increase in cumulative risk of 5 to 6 percent per year for both treatment groups during the following 18 months.

For patients who have experienced idiopathic venous thrombosis, the risk of recurrence may continue even after several months of conventional therapy. Further prophylactic therapy might be beneficial for the patients who are at risk for late recurrence. But, because of the presumed risk of bleeding and inconvenience of monitoring standard warfarin therapy, most physicians usually limit treatment to three to six months.

In 1997, Simioni showed a cumulative recurrence rate of VTE of 39.7 percent among those with factor V Leiden mutation, with all recurrences occurring within three years, a rate 2.4 times higher than among individuals without the mutation. The factor V Leiden mutation is found in 4 to 6 percent of Caucasians and is the single most important cause of thromboembolism in a variety of conditions. Heterozygous carriers with the mutation have VTE at a younger age than do noncarriers. Among those with first VTE, the prevalence of the mutation is 15 to 40 percent and among those with a family history of VTE, as high as 50 percent. However, in a large study of men participating in the Physicians Health Study, those individuals with the mutation had an increased rate of VTE over time. These age-specific incidence rate differences ranged from 1.23 to 5.97 in those aged 70 or older. These data suggest that confounders other than genetic predisposition are important in the development of VTE.

* The INR or international normalized ratio is the ratio of patient prothrombin to control prothrombin multiplied by the international sensitivity index. The INR was introduced by the World Health Organization to standardize control of anticoagulant therapy internationally.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled. A total of 253 patients were randomized to usual care plus placebo and a total of 255 patients to usual care plus a three-to-four year regimen of low-dose warfarin (target INR 1.5 to 2.0), which after initial titration required infrequent outpatient monitoring. Double-blind INR assessment and dose adjustment were performed every three months to ensure patient safety and to monitor compliance. Primary endpoints included recurrent venous thromboembolism, major bleeding episodes, and all-cause mortality. Separate analysis was performed of all-cause mortality in the total patient population and in those with factor V Leiden.

The study consisted of 52 clinical centers, a laboratory coordinating center, the clinical coordinating center, and the data coordinating center.

The study completion date listed in this record was obtained from the "End Date" entered in the Protocol Registration and Results System (PRS) record. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Prevention


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT00000614
Study type Interventional
Source National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Contact
Status Completed
Phase Phase 3
Start date September 1998
Completion date August 2004

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