Postpartum Heparin Against Venous Thromboembolism: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Summary

In previous attemps to answer the question of risk-benefit of postpartum thromboprophylaxis, researchers were faced with low recruitement rates. The goal of this pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial of postpartum pharmacological thromboprophylaxis is to examine the feasibility (recruitement rate) and participation rate at the Geneva University Hospitals

Timeline

Start

2022-05-03

Primary completion

2023-03-13

Completion

2023-03-13

Publications

• Blondon M, Claver M, Celetta E, Righini M, de Tejada BM. Preventing Postpartum Venous Thromboembolism With Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin: The PP-HEP Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial. BJOG. 2025 Jan;132(1):35-43. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17943. Epub 2024 Sep 5.

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