Tinzaparin in the Treatment of the Acute Pulmonary Embolism

NCT00711308 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 102

Last updated 2009-02-13

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of the long-term treatment of pulmonary embolism with tinzaparin compared to oral anticoagulants.

Conditions

  • Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Interventions

DRUG

tinzaparin

tinzaparin (innohep®)subcutaneously in a fixed dose of 175 IU anti-Xa/kg of body weight once daily for 6 months

DRUG

acenocoumarol

acenocoumarol for 6 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • LEO Pharma

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Complejo Hospitalario Xeral-Calde

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Luis Pérez de Llano, MD · Complejo Hospitalario Xeral Calde (Lugo)

  • Alejandro Veres Racamonde, MD · Complejo Hospitalario Xeral Calde (Lugo)

  • Manuel Núnez Delgado, MD · Hospital do Meixoeiro (Vigo)

  • Ana Palacios Bartolomé, MD · Hospital Clínico de Santiago

  • Virginia Leiro Fernández, MD · Hospital Xeral (Vigo)

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-04-30
Primary Completion
2009-01-31
Completion
2009-02-28

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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