NCT02978950

SToP: Venous Thromboembolism Screening in the Trauma Population

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 2,000 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Intermountain Health Care, Inc. · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a prospective, randomized vanguard trial of trauma patients admitted to the trauma surgery service at Intermountain Medical Center who are deemed to be at high risk for venous thromboembolism. Once identified and enrolled, subjects will be randomized to receive bilateral lower extremity duplex ultrasound surveillance versus no surveillance. The study will compare the two groups with regard to deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and major and clinically relevant bleeding episode rates, both during the index hospitalization and at 90 days post-discharge.

Conditions

• Venous Thromboembolism
• Deep Vein Thrombosis
• Trauma, Multiple

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Duplex ultrasound surveillance	bilateral lower extremity venous duplex
OTHER	No ultrasound surveillance	will have daily exam and history as per normal clinical routine

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-03-20
• Primary completion: 2019-12-01
• Completion: 2020-06-01
• First posted: 2016-12-01
• Last updated: 2018-11-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States