drugset / Trial / NCT00657150

Dabigatran Etexilate Compared With Enoxaparin in Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Following Total Hip Arthroplasty

NCT00657150 ↗

Phase 3 Completed 2055 enrolled Boehringer Ingelheim
RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindPrevention

Summary

The primary objective of the trial is to demonstrate non-inferiority of 220 mg oral dabigatran etexilate compared to 40 mg subcutaneous enoxaparin administered once daily. Safety and efficacy will be compared between the treatment groups.

Timeline

Start
2008-03
Primary completion
2009-09
Completion
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Outcome

Met primary endpoint

registry analysis (non-inferiority or equivalence test); Dabigatran 220mg vs Enoxaparin; p < 0.0001; Risk Difference (Percentage) -1.08 (95% CI -3.79 to 1.64) NCT00657150 ↗

paper The primary efficacy outcome occurred in 7.7% of the dabigatran group versus 8.8% of the enoxaparin group, risk difference (RD) -1.1% (95%CI -3.8 to 1.6%); p<0.0001 for the pre-specified non-inferiority margin. PMID 21225098 ↗

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Dabigatran etexilate Unknown 220 mg Oral
Comparator Enoxaparin sodium Other / unclassified 40 mg Subcutaneous