NCT03659708

Brief Summary

The management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk in pregnancy still remains a challenge. An individual assessment of the VTE risk is crucial for optimal thromboprophylaxis, but there is no validated tool to help clinicians stratify the risk in pregnant women and introduce prophylactic anticoagulation at the appropriate time. Recommendations mostly based on case-control studies and expert opinions do not accurately reflect the physician's need. In view of the lack of international recommendations with a high level of evidence regarding prophylactic treatment of pregnant women at risk of thrombosis, the use of a risk stratification tool that takes all individual risk factors for VTE into consideration and which aids decisions over prophylaxis regimens may help. Investigators have previously described a VTE risk score (the Lyon-VTE-score), rating patients at increased risk of VTE and recommending individually tailored management. A retrospective evaluation of the initial score showed favorable outcomes in pregnancies with a high risk of thrombosis. A subsequent multicenter prospective study reported promising results using this score and related management strategy. The efficacy and safety after 10 years of prospective use of the Lyon-VTE-score in daily practice to guide the prescription of antithrombotic prophylaxis during pregnancy was recently evaluated and the results showed that the Lyon-VTE-score allows a standardized approach with objective criteria and can help non-specialized centers and young doctors manage these high-risk pregnancies. The results of previous studies provide consistent conclusions on the safety and efficacy of the approach of investigators and give background for a medico-economic study to evaluate costs and consequences of this procedure. The most recent study (2005) evaluating the cost of prophylaxis in pregnant women, evaluated this cost as $1292 for each 6-week cycle of treatment. In addition, the use of such a score offers the prospect of personalized medicine, which is probably more cost-efficient compared to "inclusive, equal treatment for all". In antepartum, the decision to administer thromboprophylaxis should be considered on an individual basis with regard to lowering the absolute risk of thrombosis, the inconvenience of daily subcutaneous heparin therapy and the potential risks of bleeding, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and osteoporosis. An individual assessment of the VTE risk is crucial for optimal thromboprophylaxis, but there is no validated tool to help clinicians to stratify VTE risk in pregnant women and to introduce prophylactic anticoagulation at the right time. Most of the recommendations are grade 2C. They are mostly based on case-control studies and expert opinions and do not entirely highlight the physicians' need. The originality of this approach is the use of a risk stratification tool that takes all individual risk factors for VTE into consideration and that aids the decision-making process of antenatal anti-thrombotic prophylaxis. This study will personalize care using a score to individually assess the risk and propose appropriate prevention. The main objective of this study is to conduct a medico-economic study to evaluate the efficiency of an innovative strategy integrating the Lyon-VTE-score in the management of pregnant patients with venous thromboembolism risk versus standard care.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
600

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
6mo left

Started Jan 2021

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress92%
Jan 2021Oct 2026

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 13, 2018

Completed
24 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 6, 2018

Completed
2.4 years until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 22, 2021

Completed
5.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 22, 2026

Expected
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 22, 2026

Last Updated

February 28, 2024

Status Verified

February 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

5.8 years

First QC Date

August 13, 2018

Last Update Submit

February 27, 2024

Conditions

Keywords

low molecular weight heparin (LMWH)Lyon VTE-scorepregnancythromboprophylaxisvenous thromboembolismquality of lifecost utility

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • cost-utility ratio

    Medico-economical data related to the score-based management strategy will be collected during all pregnancy and at months 3 and 12 in the postpartum period.

    until 12 months after delivery

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • occurrence of venous thromboembolism

    until 12 months after delivery

  • occurrence of bleeding complications

    until 12 months after delivery

  • Evaluation of quality of life of pregnant women at high risk of thrombosis by the EQ-5D-3L survey

    until 12 months after delivery

Study Arms (2)

Lyon-VTE score

EXPERIMENTAL

300 adult pregnant women with a personal history of VTE and/or known thrombophilia, will be randomly included in this group and their VTE risk during pregnancy will be managed according to the Lyon-VTE score : The Lyon score classifies patients into 3 risk categories and directs the preventive LMWH prescription: * A score strictly less than 3 indicates a moderate thrombotic risk: the patient does not receive LMWH in ante-partum; * A score between 3 and 5 indicates a high thrombotic risk: a preventive dose LMWH is introduced in the third trimester (from the beginning of the 7th month); * A score greater than or equal to 6 indicates a very high thrombotic risk: LMWH at a preventive dose is prescribed throughout the ante-partum. All patients receive an elasto-compression prescription and daily physical activity is recommended throughout pregnancy (except obstetric contraindication). All patients also receive systematic preventive LMWH treatment postpartum for 6 weeks.

Procedure: Lyon-VTE score

recommendations currently available

EXPERIMENTAL

300 adult pregnant women with a personal history of VTE and/or known thrombophilia, will be randomly included in this group and their VTE risk during pregnancy will be managed according to the last ACCP guidelines or UK guidelines or Canadian recommendations or French recommendations, according to the habits of the center.

Procedure: recommendations currently available

Interventions

follow-up at 3 months, 5 months, 7 months during pregnancy and 3 months and 12 months after delivery.

Lyon-VTE score

follow-up at 7 months during pregnancy and 3 months and 12 months after delivery.

recommendations currently available

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 50 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Adult pregnant women at high risk of VTE (with a personal history of VTE and/or thrombophilia)
  • giving informed consent to participate to the study

You may not qualify if:

  • contraindication to heparin therapy,
  • women with obstetrical complications only, with no history of VTE (pre-eclampsia, HELLP\[ Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, Low Platelet count\],intra-uterine growth retardation, miscarriage, etc),
  • patients with a history of superficial venous thrombosis, and those with the highest VTE risk for whom clear recommendations with a high level of evidence are available (patients on long-term anticoagulants, or those with antiphospholipid syndrome or antithrombin deficiency).
  • Patient participating in an ongoing study that could interfere with the study,
  • Patient under legal protection measure.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Hôpital Cardiologique L. Pradel

Bron, 69677, France

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

  • Middleton P, Shepherd E, Gomersall JC. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for women at risk during pregnancy and the early postnatal period. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Mar 29;3(3):CD001689. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001689.pub4.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

ThromboembolismVenous Thromboembolism

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Embolism and ThrombosisVascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Yesim DARGAUD, Pr

    Hospices Civils de Lyon

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 13, 2018

First Posted

September 6, 2018

Study Start

January 22, 2021

Primary Completion (Estimated)

October 22, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

October 22, 2026

Last Updated

February 28, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

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