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- Clinical Trial NCT03006562
PREvention of VENous ThromboEmbolism Following Radical Prostatectomy (PREVENTER)
July 27, 2020 updated by: Johns Hopkins University
A Randomized Controlled Trial for PREvention of VENous ThromboEmbolism Following Radical Prostatectomy (PREVENTER Trial)
The PREVENTER Trial aims to compare the use of perioperative pharmacologic prophylaxis (subcutaneous heparin) with intermittent pneumatic compression devices (IPCs) to the use of IPCs alone for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after radical prostatectomy (RP).
Study Overview
Status
Terminated
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The PREVENTER Trial aims to compare the use of perioperative pharmacologic prophylaxis (subcutaneous heparin) with intermittent pneumatic compression devices (IPCs) to the use of IPCs alone for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after radical prostatectomy (RP).
Currently, there is no standard practice for VTE prophylaxis after RP with the American Urological Association recommending "pharmacological or pneumatic mechanical prophylaxis" for high risk patients.
Prior studies showed 30% of patients in the United States received no perioperative prophylaxis and less than 20% received pharmacologic agents, compared to 98% of patients receiving pharmacologic prophylaxis in the United Kingdom.
Some urologists prescribe patients low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) after discharge for up to 30 days after surgery.
Additionally, there are no established risks of pharmacologic prophylaxis for RP patients, but some urologists express concern about the potential impact of prophylaxis on the rate of postoperative lymphoceles or hematomas.
At Johns Hopkins, patients do not routinely receive pharmacologic VTE prophylaxis in the perioperative setting for RP.
Given the lack of standard practice and implications for patient safety, the investigators propose a prospective, stratified randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of perioperative pharmacologic prophylaxis on VTE following RP hypothesizing that it will prevent VTE events without significantly impacting the rate of postoperative bleeding or lymphoceles.
The potential impact of surveillance bias with differential imaging between arms, effect of lymphadenectomy (yes/no and number of noted removed) or surgical approach (robotic and open), and differences by patients risk (comorbidity and VTE risk based on components of the Caprini score) or demographics will be assessed.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
501
Phase
- 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
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Maryland
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
- Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
16 years to 98 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
Male
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men 18-100 years of age with histologically confirmed prostate cancer of any stage undergoing RP
- Patients who would have otherwise been eligible to receive routine post-RP care
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active treatment for VTE
- Patients judged by patients' urologist, primary care doctor, or in the preoperative evaluation center (PEC) to be unsafe to forgo pharmacologic prophylaxis or systemic anticoagulation postoperatively (whether or not patients are on systematic anticoagulation for indications other than VTE)
- Known adverse reactions to heparin (heparin-induced thrombocytopenia or any allergy)
- Epidural analgesia
- Spinal anesthesia
- Participation in a different trial that increases a patient's risk of VTE
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: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Subcutaneous Heparin
Patients randomized to the pharmacologic VTE prophylaxis arm will receive a dose of subcutaneous heparin 5,000 units prior to incision, and subcutaneous heparin 5,000 units every 8 hours after surgery until discharge.
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5,000 units of subcutaneous heparin before surgery and then every 8 hours after surgery until discharge from the hospital.
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No Intervention: Control
Patients randomized to the control arm will receive routine care with intermittent pneumatic compression devices.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Number of Participants With Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism
Time Frame: 30 days
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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a disease that includes both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).
The primary outcome is diagnosis of DVT or PE within 30 days after surgery due to imaging (any method, most commonly lower extremity ultrasound or computed tomography scan with pulmonary embolus protocol) prompted by symptoms of a DVT (lower extremity swelling, pain, fever of unknown origin) or PE (chest pain, shortness of breath, hypoxemia, tachycardia or fever of unknown origin, productive cough with bloody sputum).
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30 days
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Number of Participants With Symptomatic Postoperative Fluid Collection
Time Frame: 30 days
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This outcome is defined as a surgical or pelvic fluid collection diagnosed as a hematoma (blood collection, with or without infection) or lymphocele (collection of lymph fluid in the pelvis) due to symptoms (fever, abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting, anemia, high surgical drain output) within 30 days after surgery.
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30 days
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Number of Participants With Major Postoperative Bleeding
Time Frame: 30 days
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This additional primary outcome includes the development and diagnosis of any major clinically recognized bleeding event within 30 days after surgery requiring >1 unit of packed red blood cell transfusion, intervention to stop bleeding, or return to the operating room.
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30 days
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Number of Participants With Occurrence of Any Venous Thromboembolism
Time Frame: 30 days
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DVT or PE diagnosed for any reason within 30 days after surgery.
This includes any diagnosed DVT or PE as described in the primary outcome plus any additional DVTs or PEs diagnosed at 30 day screening lower extremity ultrasound for patients opting to undergo screening bilateral lower extremity Duplex ultrasound at 30 days who do not have symptoms.
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30 days
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Estimated Blood Loss During Surgery
Time Frame: During surgery (usually between 2-3 hours of operative time)
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The total recorded intraoperative estimated blood loss in milliliters reported at the end of the surgery.
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During surgery (usually between 2-3 hours of operative time)
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Surgical Drain Output After Surgery
Time Frame: Over length of stay in hospital (usually 1 to 2 days)
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The total output in milliliters from any surgical drain left in place (not all patients will necessarily have a surgical drain) after surgery and until discharge from the hospital (usually 1 to 2 days).
Drain output, if one is left in place after discharge, will not count toward this secondary outcome.
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Over length of stay in hospital (usually 1 to 2 days)
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Surveillance Bias by Differential Use of Imaging as Assessed by Number of Participants Receiving Postoperative Diagnostic Imaging for Venous Thromboembolism Relative to Symptoms
Time Frame: 30 days
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Patients in each arm receiving postoperative diagnostic imaging for venous thromboembolism relative to symptoms (e.g.
lower extremity Duplex ultrasound, spiral CT angiography, V/Q scan).
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30 days
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Mohamad E Allaf, MD, Johns Hopkins University
Publications and helpful links
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General Publications
- Huang MM, Su ZT, Becker REN, Pavlovich CP, Partin AW, Allaf ME, Patel HD. Complications after open and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and association with postoperative opioid use: an analysis of data from the PREVENTER trial. BJU Int. 2021 Feb;127(2):190-197. doi: 10.1111/bju.15172. Epub 2020 Aug 17.
- Patel HD, Faisal FA, Trock BJ, Joice GA, Schwen ZR, Pierorazio PM, Johnson MH, Bivalacqua TJ, Han M, Gorin MA, Carter HB, Partin AW, Pavlovich CP, Allaf ME. Effect of Pharmacologic Prophylaxis on Venous Thromboembolism After Radical Prostatectomy: The PREVENTER Randomized Clinical Trial. Eur Urol. 2020 Sep;78(3):360-368. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.05.001. Epub 2020 May 19.
- Patel HD, Faisal FA, Patel ND, Pavlovich CP, Allaf ME, Han M, Herati AS. Effect of a prospective opioid reduction intervention on opioid prescribing and use after radical prostatectomy: results of the Opioid Reduction Intervention for Open, Laparoscopic, and Endoscopic Surgery (ORIOLES) Initiative. BJU Int. 2020 Mar;125(3):426-432. doi: 10.1111/bju.14932. Epub 2019 Nov 15.
- Patel HD, Srivastava A, Patel ND, Faisal FA, Ludwig W, Joice GA, Schwen ZR, Allaf ME, Han M, Herati AS. A Prospective Cohort Study of Postdischarge Opioid Practices After Radical Prostatectomy: The ORIOLES Initiative. Eur Urol. 2019 Feb;75(2):215-218. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2018.10.013. Epub 2018 Oct 21.
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
July 1, 2017
Primary Completion (Actual)
November 1, 2019
Study Completion (Actual)
November 1, 2019
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
December 27, 2016
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
December 27, 2016
First Posted (Estimate)
December 30, 2016
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
August 5, 2020
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
July 27, 2020
Last Verified
July 1, 2020
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Vascular Diseases
- Respiratory Tract Diseases
- Neoplasms
- Lymphatic Diseases
- Lung Diseases
- Cysts
- Embolism and Thrombosis
- Embolism
- Thrombosis
- Venous Thrombosis
- Thromboembolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Lymphocele
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Fibrinolytic Agents
- Fibrin Modulating Agents
- Anticoagulants
- Heparin
Other Study ID Numbers
- IRB00123618
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
No
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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