Thromboprophylaxis in Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgeries; Comparison Between Rivaroxaban and Enoxaparin
NCT ID: NCT03299296
Last Updated: 2017-10-17
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
PHASE3
100 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-01-01
2018-03-30
Brief Summary
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It is around efficacy and safety evaluation of using rivaroxaban as a monotherapy prophylactic agent in patients undergoing orthopedic surgeries taking into the account the reliable selection of patients most benefit.
Answering questions about additional cost benefit from the perceptive of the cost-effective analysis on extrapolating the results emerged to our university teaching hospital setting are going to be evaluating as well.
Detailed Description
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Since its introduction, low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) are still common used in practice as thromboprophylactic agent. But, they require subcutaneous administration which making it challenging for use in settings other than the inpatient one. Despite the lower incidence of low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) induced heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) compared with unfractionated heparins (UFH) in the postoperative setting, the risk of LMWH induced HIT in patients treated for VTE still concerns many clinicians. In addition to its subcutaneous administration, fondaparinux is contraindicated in severe renal impairment patients (with creatinine clearance (CrCl) \<30 milliliter/minute) and those who have low body weight (\<50 kg; venous thromboembolism prophylaxis only). While available orally, Vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) like Warfarin have unpredictable pharmacologic effects requiring a wakeful monitoring. Warfarin is also a remarkable source of food and drug interactions. As a result, it is mandatory to search for novel drugs or at least to search for new indications of really existing drugs.
In July 2011, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an orally administered selective factor Xa inhibitor called Rivaroxaban for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) after total hip replacement (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR) surgeries. According to the Regulation of Coagulation in Orthopedic Surgery to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism (RECORD) trials, rivaroxaban demonstrated superiority to enoxaparin in reducing venous thromboembolism without significant increase of bleeding risk. Rivaroxaban is recommended to be used at a fixed dose of 10 mg daily, with or without food, for 35 days following THR or 12 days following TKR.
Although the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee has recommended approval of rivaroxaban, many questions have been raised on the Regulation of Coagulation in Orthopedic Surgery to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism (RECORD) trials of rivaroxaban. Some may argue that dosing was inconsistent with the recommendations. Others went far to say that the duration of treatment was inconsistent and did vary with enoxaparin. In other words, it was somewhat short.
Results from the ORTHO-TEP registry on joint replacement arthroplasty (hip and knee) from Dresden, Germany and Xarelto® in the Prophylaxis of Postsurgical Venous Thromboembolism after Elective Major Orthopaedic Surgery of the Hip or Knee (XAMOS) study are in accordance with the conclusion of Regulation of Coagulation in Major Orthopedic surgery reducing the Risk of DVT and PE (RECORD) trials. A subset of countries that participated in XAMOS also included patients undergoing fracture-related orthopedic surgery.
Moreover, very few randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are powered to study side effects when comparing substances, and even large RCTs may be too small to reveal rare side effects. It seems difficult to compare safety data from trial to trial because there is no standardized definition of bleeding. One prospective study collecting data from the electronic health record at two institutions concluded that using of enoxaparin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis following total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) was associated with a lower rate of the primary outcome (any postoperative bleeding) compared with the use of rivaroxaban in a similar cohort of patients. However, it was a retrospective investigation with many limitations can be argued with regard to selection and change in practice guideline during the study period.
Finally, there is lack of literature data that define rivaroxaban as orthopedic postoperative thromboprophylactic agent rather than well-known indications (hip and knee replacements). It also is not plausible to accurately compare safety data with other injectable anticoagulants.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
SEQUENTIAL
PREVENTION
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Rivaroxaban arm
Rivaroxaban 10 Milligrams
Rivaroxaban 10 Milligrams
The first group is to be on Rivaroxaban 10 mg with dosage according to the orthopedic approved regimen (10 mg once daily 6-10 hours after the surgery; recommended total duration of therapy: 12 to 14 days; The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) recommendation: Minimum of 10 to 14 days; extended duration of up to 35 days suggested.
Enoxaparin Arm
'Enoxaparin 40 Milligrams /0.4 Milliliters Prefilled Syringe
Enoxaparin 40 Milligrams/0.4 Milliliters Prefilled Syringe
The other group will be administered the standard of care (SOC) enoxaparin as follows:
Once-daily dosing: 40 mg once daily, with initial dose within 9 to 15 hours before surgery, and daily for at least 10 days (or up to 35 days postoperatively) or until risk of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) has diminished or the patient is adequately anticoagulated on warfarin. The American College of Chest Physicians recommends initiation ≥12 hours preoperatively or ≥12 hours postoperatively; extended duration of up to 35 days suggested.
Interventions
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Rivaroxaban 10 Milligrams
The first group is to be on Rivaroxaban 10 mg with dosage according to the orthopedic approved regimen (10 mg once daily 6-10 hours after the surgery; recommended total duration of therapy: 12 to 14 days; The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) recommendation: Minimum of 10 to 14 days; extended duration of up to 35 days suggested.
Enoxaparin 40 Milligrams/0.4 Milliliters Prefilled Syringe
The other group will be administered the standard of care (SOC) enoxaparin as follows:
Once-daily dosing: 40 mg once daily, with initial dose within 9 to 15 hours before surgery, and daily for at least 10 days (or up to 35 days postoperatively) or until risk of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) has diminished or the patient is adequately anticoagulated on warfarin. The American College of Chest Physicians recommends initiation ≥12 hours preoperatively or ≥12 hours postoperatively; extended duration of up to 35 days suggested.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Thromboprophylaxis Decision Taken
3. At least 18 years of age
Exclusion Criteria
2. A requirement for anticoagulant therapy that could not be stopped
3. Severe hypersensitivity reaction (eg, anaphylaxis) to rivaroxaban or enoxaparin.
4. Received another anticoagulant for more than 24 hours
5. Active bleeding or a high risk of bleeding
6. Thrombocytopenia associated with a positive test for antiplatelet antibody.
7. Warfarin associated international normalized ratio (INR) more than 1.5 on the day of the surgery
8. Conditions preventing bilateral venography
9. Intensive care unit (ICU) stay after surgery
10. Pregnant or breast-feeding
11. Creatinine clearance less than 30 ml per minute or acute renal failure before the surgery or at any point during the study period.
12. Moderate or Severe (Child Pugh B or C) hepatic Impairment or in patients with any hepatic disease associated with coagulopathy.
13. Concomitant use of drugs that are both P--glycoprotein inhibitors and moderate to strong cyp3a4 (ketoconazole, itraconazole, lopinavir/ritonavir, ritonavir, indinavir/ritonavir \& conivaptan)
14. Creatinine clearance (CrCl) 15 to 80 mL/min and concurrent use of P-glycoprotein inhibitors or moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors (eg, abiraterone acetate, diltiazem, dronedarone, erythromycin, verapamil)
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Beni-Suef University
OTHER
Ahmed AbdelMoneim Hassan Ali
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ahmed AbdelMoneim Hassan Ali
Assistant Lecturer of Clinical Pharmacy
Principal Investigators
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Ahmed AH Hassan Ali, master
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
School of Pharmacy Beni Suef University
References
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Beyer-Westendorf J, Lutzner J, Donath L, Tittl L, Knoth H, Radke OC, Kuhlisch E, Stange T, Hartmann A, Gunther KP, Weiss N, Werth S. Efficacy and safety of thromboprophylaxis with low-molecular-weight heparin or rivaroxaban in hip and knee replacement surgery: findings from the ORTHO-TEP registry. Thromb Haemost. 2013 Jan;109(1):154-63. doi: 10.1160/TH12-07-0510. Epub 2012 Nov 29.
Guyatt GH, Akl EA, Crowther M, Gutterman DD, Schuunemann HJ; American College of Chest Physicians Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis Panel. Executive summary: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. Chest. 2012 Feb;141(2 Suppl):7S-47S. doi: 10.1378/chest.1412S3. No abstract available.
Lassen MR, Gent M, Kakkar AK, Eriksson BI, Homering M, Berkowitz SD, Turpie AG. The effects of rivaroxaban on the complications of surgery after total hip or knee replacement: results from the RECORD programme. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2012 Nov;94(11):1573-8. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.94B11.28955.
Granero J, Diaz de Rada P, Lozano LM, Martinez J, Herrera A; en nombre de los investigadores del grupo XAMOS Espana. [Rivaroxaban versus standard of care in venous thromboembolism prevention following hip or knee arthroplasty in daily clinical practice (Spanish data from the international study XAMOS)]. Rev Esp Cir Ortop Traumatol. 2016 Jan-Feb;60(1):44-52. doi: 10.1016/j.recot.2015.05.009. Epub 2015 Jul 17. Spanish.
Kearon C, Akl EA, Comerota AJ, Prandoni P, Bounameaux H, Goldhaber SZ, Nelson ME, Wells PS, Gould MK, Dentali F, Crowther M, Kahn SR. Antithrombotic therapy for VTE disease: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. Chest. 2012 Feb;141(2 Suppl):e419S-e496S. doi: 10.1378/chest.11-2301.
Konstantinides SV, Torbicki A, Agnelli G, Danchin N, Fitzmaurice D, Galie N, Gibbs JS, Huisman MV, Humbert M, Kucher N, Lang I, Lankeit M, Lekakis J, Maack C, Mayer E, Meneveau N, Perrier A, Pruszczyk P, Rasmussen LH, Schindler TH, Svitil P, Vonk Noordegraaf A, Zamorano JL, Zompatori M; Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). 2014 ESC guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism. Eur Heart J. 2014 Nov 14;35(43):3033-69, 3069a-3069k. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu283. Epub 2014 Aug 29. No abstract available.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan
Other Identifiers
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FW A00015574
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id