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A total of 50 patients >40 yrs of age with an expected hospital stay in the Medical Intensive Care or Regional Heart Unit at LVH Muhlenberg of 6 days or longer will be enrolled. The patient and study team will be blinded to which drug they are receiving (either Arixtra or Lovenox). Subjects will be examined for any bleeding complications. Subjects will receive drug for a total of 6-14 days while in the hospital. A follow up phone call will be performed by the study team approximately 30 days after discharge from the hospital.


Clinical Trial Description

A total of 50 patients will be enrolled in this double-blinded, randomized, controlled trial. Inclusion criteria: subjects>40 yrs of age with an expected hospital stay in the Medical Intensive Care or Regional Heart Unit at LVH Muhlenberg of 6 days or longer (4 days bedridden) will be enrolled. Total drug treatment will be 6-14 days while in the hospital. A follow up phone call will be performed by the study team approximately 30 days after hospital discharge. Primary endpoint: bleeding rate (minor vs major) between study days 1-14. Secondary endpoint: DVT study days 1-14 (confirmed with LE duplex ultrasonogram). ;


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NCT number NCT00521885
Study type Interventional
Source Lehigh Valley Hospital
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Status Terminated
Phase N/A
Start date September 2007
Completion date September 2009

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