Calf Deep Vein Thrombosis Treatment Trial

March 10, 2020 updated by: Robert D. McBane, Mayo Clinic

A Phase IV, Randomized, Double Blind Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Apixaban in Subjects With Calf Vein Thrombosis

The primary objective is to evaluate whether apixaban is more effective in treating patients with isolated calf vein thrombosis (DVT) than serial imaging of the DVT for preventing thrombus spread, pulmonary embolism (PE) and/or recurring DVTs.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Terminated

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This is a randomized double-blind placebo controlled superiority clinical trial. Patients will be identified at the time of the diagnosis of acute calf deep vein thrombosis and approached at that time. If they agree they would be randomly assigned to placebo or apixaban treatment for three months. Along with this they will also undergo repeat ultrasounds at 7, 14, and 90 days along with telephone follow-up at 30 and 60 days.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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5

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Minnesota
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
        • Mayo Clinic in Rochester
    • Wisconsin
      • Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States, 54701
        • Mayo Clinic
      • La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, 54601
        • Mayo Clinic

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria

  1. Age range: ≥ 18 years.
  2. Both males and females
  3. Confirmed acute calf vein thrombosis confined to either the deep (posterior tibial, anterior tibial, or peroneal) or muscular (gastrocnemius or soleal) veins.
  4. Negative serum or urine pregnancy test done (within 2 weeks) prior to randomization, for women of childbearing potential only. Note: A woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) is defined as any female who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy) and is not postmenopausal. Menopause is defined as 12 months of amenorrhea in a woman over age 45 years in the absence of other biological or physiological causes.
  5. Ability to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  1. Any of the following because this study involves an investigational agent whose genotoxic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects on the developing fetus and newborn are unknown:

    • Pregnant women
    • Nursing women
    • Men or women of childbearing potential who are unwilling to employ adequate contraception Note: Women of child bearing potential must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception for the duration of treatment with study drug(s) plus 33 days after finishing the last dose.

    Males who are sexually active with WOCBP must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception for the duration of treatment with study drug(s) plus 93 days after finishing the last dose.

    Azoospermic males and WOCBP who are continuously not heterosexually active are exempt from contraceptive requirements. However they must still undergo pregnancy testing as described in this section.

    Note: Investigators shall counsel WOCBP and male subjects who are sexually active with WOCBP on the importance of pregnancy prevention and the implications of an unexpected pregnancy Investigators shall advise WOCBP and male subjects who are sexually active with WOCBP on the use of highly effective methods of contraception. Highly effective methods of contraception have a failure rate of < 1% when used consistently and correctly.

    At a minimum, subjects must agree to the use of one method of highly effective contraception as listed below:

    HIGHLY EFFECTIVE METHODS OF CONTRACEPTION

    • Male condoms with spermicide
    • Hormonal methods of contraception including combined oral contraceptive pills, vaginal ring, injectables, implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs) such as Mirena® by WOCBP subject or male subject's WOCBP partner.
    • Female partners of male subjects participating in the study may use hormone based contraceptives as one of the acceptable methods of contraception since they will not be receiving study drug,
    • IUDs such as ParaGard®,
    • Tubal ligation
    • Vasectomy.
    • Complete Abstinence* *Complete abstinence is defined as complete avoidance of heterosexual intercourse and is an acceptable form of contraception for all study drugs. Acceptable alternate methods of highly effective contraception must be discussed in the event that the subject chooses to forego complete abstinence
  2. Acute co-existing proximal DVT (popliteal, femoral, iliac veins or IVC), pulmonary embolism, splanchnic vein thrombosis, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis within the past 3 months for whom anticoagulation therapy is indicated.
  3. Age < 18 years.
  4. Continuous treatment with therapeutic anticoagulant for more than 72 hours pre-randomization.
  5. Contraindication to anticoagulant therapy
  6. Significant kidney disease. Creatinine clearance < 25 ml/min using the Cockcroft-Gault equation: glomerular filtration rate (GFR) = (140-age) * (Wt in kg) * (0.85 if female) / (72 * Cr). (within last four weeks)
  7. Significant liver disease (e.g. acute hepatitis, chronic active hepatitis, cirrhosis) or alanine transaminase (ALT) (or AST) > 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN). (within last four weeks)
  8. Platelet count < 50 x109/L.(within last four weeks)
  9. Life expectancy < 12 months.
  10. Current active bleeding.
  11. Concomitant use of strong CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g., HIV protease inhibitors, systemic ketoconazole) or strong CYP3A4 inducers like rifampicin.
  12. Active cancer defined as any evidence of cancer on cross-sectional imaging or cancer treatments within the past 6 months (chemotherapy, radiation therapy or cancer related surgery).
  13. . Anticipated need for urgent/emergent surgery or major invasive procedure.
  14. Dual antiplatelet therapy (thienopyridine plus aspirin) and/or aspirin greater than 165 mg while on study medication.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Active Comparator: Apixaban
Apixaban 5mg (10 mg twice daily for 7 days followed by 5 mg twice daily for 3 months).
Drug: Apixaban
Active anticoagulation with apixaban 10 mg twice daily for 7 days followed by 5 mg twice daily to complete a total of 3 months treatment.
Other Names:
  • Eliquis
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Patients will receive matching placebo.
Other: Placebo
apixaban matching placebo 2 tablets twice daily for 7 days followed by one tablet twice daily to complete a total of 3 months.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Subjects Who Experience a Composite Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Event Within 3 Months
Time Frame: Within 3 months of therapy initiation
The composite VTE event will include thrombus propagation either within the calf veins or into proximal deep veins (popliteal, femoral or iliac veins), symptomatic or incidental VTE recurrence or all-cause mortality within 3 months of therapy initiation. All suspected VTE events will be evaluated by a central, blinded, independent adjudication committee.
Within 3 months of therapy initiation
Number of Subjects Who Experience Either Major Bleeding or Clinically Relevant Non-major Bleeding Within 3 Months
Time Frame: Within 3 months of therapy initiation

Major bleeding is defined as overt bleeding plus a hemoglobin decrease of ≥ 2 g/dL or transfusion of ≥ 2 units of packed red blood cells, or bleeding at a critical site: intracranial, intraspinal, intraocular, retroperitoneal, pericardial intra-articular, intramuscular with compartment syndrome, or fatal bleeding.

Clinically relevant non-major bleeding is defined as any overt, actionable sign of hemorrhage meeting at least one of the following criteria: (i) requiring nonsurgical, medical intervention by a healthcare professional, (ii) leading to hospitalization or increased level of care, or (iii) prompting evaluation.

All patients who received at least one dose of study medication will be included in the safety analysis. All suspected bleeding events will be evaluated by a central, blinded, independent adjudication committee.
Within 3 months of therapy initiation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mean Time of Thrombus Propagation
Time Frame: Within 3 months of therapy initiation
The timing of thrombus propagation for those individuals who have suffered such an event. The date of thrombus propagation confirmation will be compared to the date of the original Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) diagnosis for this purpose.
Within 3 months of therapy initiation
Net Clinical Benefit or Harm for the Two Strategies
Time Frame: Within 3 months of therapy initiation.
The outcome of net clinical benefit or harm will be assessed as the composite of the primary efficacy outcome or the principal safety outcome up to day 90. The difference in the incidences of the combined endpoint at 3 months between treatment arms will be estimated and tested using a normal approximation of the binomial distribution. All tests will be conducted at the two-sided 0.05 significance level.
Within 3 months of therapy initiation.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Mayo Clinic

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Bristol-Myers Squibb
Pfizer

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Robert D McBane, Mayo Clinic

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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February 19, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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June 3, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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June 3, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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June 5, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 16, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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July 18, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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March 25, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 10, 2020

Last Verified

Last Verified

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March 1, 2020

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 17-009022

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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