A Clinical Trial Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Dabigatran Etexilate With Warfarin in Patients With Cerebral Venous and Dural Sinus Thrombosis (RE-SPECT CVT)

Summary

This is a multi-center, prospective, international, randomized (1:1), open-label study with two parallel groups. This phase III study is planned to investigate the efficacy and safety of dabigatran etexilate versus dose-adjusted warfarin on a net clinical benefit endpoint of major bleeding (ISTH criteria) and new venous thrombotic event (VTE) (primary endpoint) with blinded endpoint adjudication.

Timeline

Start

2016-12-13

Primary completion

2018-06-22

Completion

2018-06-22

Publications

• Ferro JM, Bendszus M, Jansen O, Coutinho JM, Dentali F, Kobayashi A, Aguiar de Sousa D, Neto LL, Miede C, Caria J, Huisman H, Diener HC; RE-SPECT CVT Study Group. Recanalization after cerebral venous thrombosis. A randomized controlled trial of the safety and efficacy of dabigatran etexilate versus dose-adjusted warfarin in patients with cerebral venous and dural sinus thrombosis. Int J Stroke. 2022 Feb;17(2):189-197. doi: 10.1177/17474930211006303. Epub 2021 Apr 4.
• Ferro JM, Coutinho JM, Jansen O, Bendszus M, Dentali F, Kobayashi A, van der Veen B, Miede C, Caria J, Huisman H, Diener HC; RE-SPECT CVT Study Group. Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae After Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. Stroke. 2020 Nov;51(11):3344-3347. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.031235. Epub 2020 Sep 25.
• Ferro JM, Coutinho JM, Dentali F, Kobayashi A, Alasheev A, Canhao P, Karpov D, Nagel S, Posthuma L, Roriz JM, Caria J, Frassdorf M, Huisman H, Reilly P, Diener HC; RE-SPECT CVT Study Group. Safety and Efficacy of Dabigatran Etexilate vs Dose-Adjusted Warfarin in Patients With Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2019 Dec 1;76(12):1457-1465. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.2764.
• Ferro JM, Dentali F, Coutinho JM, Kobayashi A, Caria J, Desch M, Fraessdorf M, Huisman H, Diener HC. Rationale, design, and protocol of a randomized controlled trial of the safety and efficacy of dabigatran etexilate versus dose-adjusted warfarin in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis. Int J Stroke. 2018 Oct;13(7):766-770. doi: 10.1177/1747493018778125. Epub 2018 May 18.

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