ENhanced Recovery and ABbreviated LEngth of Anticoagulation for Thromboprophylaxis After Primary Hip Arthroplasty

Summary

Surgical hip replacement (total hip arthroplasty, THA) is associated with a high risk of venous thromboembolism, but the appropriate duration of postoperative medical thromboprophylaxis ("anticoagulation") remains highly controversial. The international randomized controlled trial (RCT) "ENhanced recovery and ABbreviated LEngth of Anticoagulation for Thromboprophylaxis after primary Hip Arthroplasty" (ENABLE-Hip) will enroll patients undergoing elective THA that are eligible for early mobilization after surgery. The trial will compare a regimen of short-duration (10-day) postoperative anticoagulation (experimental group) to standard-duration (35-day) postoperative anticoagulation (control group) using the direct oral anticoagulant Rivaroxaban (brand name: Xarelto) at the recommended dose. Thus, ENABLE-Hip will be the first major RCT to directly test an overall reduction in the duration of post-THA thromboprophylaxis instead of replacing one antithrombotic drug or regimen by another. Follow-up visits after hospital discharge will be on day 35 and on day 90 after surgery. The primary outcome is acute symptomatic proximal deep vein thrombosis, or symptomatic or fatal pulmonary embolism, within 90 days after surgery. If ENABLE-Hip will demonstrate 'non-inferiority' of the experimental intervention, its benefits will be obvious, as patients are spared many days of unnecessary (and potentially harmful in terms of bleeding risk) anticoagulation.

Timeline

Start

2024-11-26

Primary completion

2027-03

Completion

2027-07

Publications

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