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Comparison of Bleeding Risk Between Rivaroxaban and Apixaban: The Pilot Study

NCT02559856

RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

This vanguard pilot study compares rivaroxaban and apixaban, two of the new oral blood thinners for the treatment of blood clots. Half of the patients will receive apixaban and half will receive rivaroxaban. The main objective is to determine the feasibility of patient recruitment and resources required to follow enrolled patients and inform for a larger, multi-centered trial and to assess which one is safer.

Timeline

Start
2016-05
Primary completion
2017-11
Completion
2018-02

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Apixaban Small molecule 5 mg Oral
Comparator Rivaroxaban Other / unclassified 20 mg Oral