PREVENTion of Clot in Orthopaedic Trauma

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare aspirin versus low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) (Enoxaparin) as a thromboprophylaxis in patients who sustain a fracture.

Timeline

Start

2017-04-24

Primary completion

2022-02-18

Completion

2022-02-18

Publications

• Background O'Toole RV, Stein DM, Frey KP, O'Hara NN, Scharfstein DO, Slobogean GP, Taylor TJ, Haac BE, Carlini AR, Manson TT, Sudini K, Mullins CD, Wegener ST, Firoozabadi R, Haut ER, Bosse MJ, Seymour RB, Holden MB, Gitajn IL, Goldhaber SZ, Eastman AL, Jurkovich GJ, Vallier HA, Gary JL, Kleweno CP, Cuschieri J, Marvel D, Castillo RC; METRC. PREVENTion of CLots in Orthopaedic Trauma (PREVENT CLOT): a randomised pragmatic trial protocol comparing aspirin versus low-molecular-weight heparin for blood clot prevention in orthopaedic trauma patients. BMJ Open. 2021 Mar 24;11(3):e041845. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041845.
• Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC); O'Toole RV, Stein DM, O'Hara NN, Frey KP, Taylor TJ, Scharfstein DO, Carlini AR, Sudini K, Degani Y, Slobogean GP, Haut ER, Obremskey W, Firoozabadi R, Bosse MJ, Goldhaber SZ, Marvel D, Castillo RC. Aspirin or Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Thromboprophylaxis after a Fracture. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jan 19;388(3):203-213. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2205973.
• O'Hara NN, Degani Y, Marvel D, Wells D, Mullins CD, Wegener S, Frey K, Joseph T, Hurst J, Castillo R, O'Toole RV; PREVENT CLOT Stakeholder Committee. Which orthopaedic trauma patients are likely to refuse to participate in a clinical trial? A latent class analysis. BMJ Open. 2019 Oct 11;9(10):e032631. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032631.

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