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UnknownNCT01589146

ONE WEEK VERSUS FOUR WEEK HEPARIN PROPHYLAXIS AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY FOR COLORECTAL CANCER.

ONE WEEK VERSUS FOUR WEEK HEPARIN PROPHYLAXIS IN PATIENTS WITH COLORECTAL CANCER UNDERGOING LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY: INCIDENCE OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM AND BLEEDING COMPLICATIONS. THE PRO-LAPS STUDY.

Status
Unknown
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
400 (estimated)
Sponsor
University Of Perugia · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Overall, only limited evidence exists regarding the clinical benefit of antithrombotic prophylaxis after laparoscopic surgery for cancer. Four studies reported on the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after laparoscopic surgery for cancer. These studies differ concerning study design, site of cancer, regimens for antithrombotic prophylaxis and reported incidence of VTE. The aim of this multicenter, randomized study is to assess the clinical benefit of extended (4 weeks) compared to short (one week) heparin prophylaxis after laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGHeparin, Low-Molecular-Weight4 weeks heparin prophylaxis

Timeline

Start date
2010-09-01
Primary completion
2012-12-01
First posted
2012-05-01
Last updated
2012-05-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01589146. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.