Once - Daily Oral Direct Factor Xa Inhibitor Rivaroxaban In The Long-Term Prevention Of Recurrent Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism In Patients With Symptomatic Deep-Vein Thrombosis Or Pulmonary Embolism. The Einstein-Extension Study

NCT00439725 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1197

Last updated 2014-11-04

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Summary

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, event-driven, superiority study for efficacy. Patients with confirmed symptomatic DVT (deep vein thrombosis) or PE (pulmonary embolism) who completed 6 or 12 months of treatment with rivaroxaban or VKA (vitamin K antagonist) are eligible for this trial (Einstein-Extension study).

Conditions

  • Venous Thromboembolism

Interventions

DRUG

Rivaroxaban (Xarelto, BAY59-7939)

Patients randomized to rivaroxaban will receive rivaroxaban 20 mg once-daily.

DRUG

Placebo

Patients allocated to placebo will receive a matching placebo tablet once daily.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Bayer

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Bayer Study Director · Bayer

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-02-28
Primary Completion
2009-08-31
Completion
2009-09-30

Countries

  • United States
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • China
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Malaysia
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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