Rivaroxaban Versus Apixaban in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

Summary

Along with the current clinical trial, the efficacy and safety of a 20 mg rivaroxaban administered within 24 hours of randomization after having first-ever cerebral venous thrombosis compared to apixaban 5mg Bid were assessed through rate of recurrent VTE, mRS, rate of venous recanalization, HIT score, MoCA test, and central and peripheral heamoragic complications.

Timeline

Start

2021-08-01

Primary completion

2024-09-01

Completion

2024-09-20

Publications

• Background Meyer DM, Albright KC, Allison TA, Grotta JC. LOAD: a pilot study of the safety of loading of aspirin and clopidogrel in acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2008 Jan-Feb;17(1):26-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2007.09.006.
• Results Paciaroni M, Ince B, Hu B, Jeng JS, Kutluk K, Liu L, Lou M, Parfenov V, Wong KSL, Zamani B, Paek D, Min Han J, Del Aguila M, Girotra S. Benefits and Risks of Clopidogrel vs. Aspirin Monotherapy after Recent Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cardiovasc Ther. 2019 Dec 1;2019:1607181. doi: 10.1155/2019/1607181. eCollection 2019.

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