Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01033279
Quality of Life and Efficacy Evaluation of Patient Self-monitoring Their Oral Anticoagulation Therapy
Evaluation of Self-monitoring of Oral antiCoagulant therApy by the PatiEnts
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 120 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Montreal Heart Institute · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 75 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether self-management of oral anticoagulation therapy with warfarin has an effect on patient's quality of life following a specific training program led by pharmacists.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Self-monitoring and adjustment of oral anticoagulation | Weekly self-monitoring of oral anticoagulation with a portable coagulometer and predefined adjustment algorithms for 4 months following a training program led and designed by hospital pharmacists |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-10-01
- Primary completion
- 2010-05-01
- Completion
- 2010-05-01
- First posted
- 2009-12-16
- Last updated
- 2012-05-30
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Canada
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01033279. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.