NCT04158973

Brief Summary

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication of malignancies, in particular to lung cancer. Patients with lung cancer in surgical and medical departments are at high risk of VTE development. Prophylaxis is one major way to to prevent it. Currently, VTE prophylaxis is mainly based on VTE-risk assessment. However, all patients hospitalized for cancer are at intermediate or high risk of VTE but their bleeding risk vary. To improve effect of VTE prophylaxis and reduce bleeding events in patients with lung cancer, we will conduct an open-label parallel randomized clinical tria to assess the effect of bleeding risk based prophylaxis strategy among lung cancer patients. We hypothesize that VTE prophylaxis based on bleeding risk assessment with a short post-discharge treatment course is superior to VTE propohylaxis based on VTE risk assessment among hospitalized patients with lung cancer A sample of 3200 eligible patients will be randomized into experimental or control group with an allocation rate of 1:1. Stratified by medical/surgical units, block randomization with a varying block size of 4 or 6 will be adopted to randomize patients into experimental or control group. In experimental group, patients will undergo bleeding risk assessment and receive prophylaxis according to bleeding risk during hospitalization, and they will also receive an extended pharmacological prophylaxis of 5mg Rivaroxaban once daily for up to 15 consecutive days after discharge. In control group, patients will receive routine VTE prophylaxis, VTE risk assessment and prophylaxis if indicated during hospitalization according to current policies for hospitals in China but no further treatment prophylaxis after discharge. Patients in both groups will be followed up for 30 days. The primary outcome is symptomatic and asymptomatic objectively proven VTE (deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and/or pulmonary embolism (PE)) within 30 days after initiation of randomization. Ultrasound and CTPA will be performed to detect DVT and PE, respectively. Clinically relevant bleeding (non-major clinically relevant and major bleeding, HIT) and death are secondary outcomes.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
3,200

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2021

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 4, 2019

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 12, 2019

Completed
2.1 years until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2021

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 30, 2022

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

August 3, 2021

Status Verified

August 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

5 months

First QC Date

September 4, 2019

Last Update Submit

August 1, 2021

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Incidence of symptomatic and asymptomatic objectively proven VTE

    PE incidence detected by CTPA and/or DVT by ultrasound

    30 days after randomization

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • All-cause mortality

    30 days after randomization

  • Clinically relevant bleeding

    30 days after randomization

  • Adverse events

    30 days after randomization

Study Arms (2)

VTE prophylaxis based on bleeding risk assessment

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients will undergo a bleeding risk assessment to determine their entering VTE prophylaxis. Low bleeding risk patients will have once daily sc LMWH prophylaxis. Intermediate bleeding risk patients will have q 12 h sc low dose unfractionated heparin prophylaxis. High bleeding risk patients will have mechanical prophylaxis. Assigned prophylaxis can be interrupted as clinical judgement requires, e.g., for peri-procedural reasons. When patients are discharged, if they have low risk of bleeding at the time of discharge, whatever their bleeding risk assessment at the time of randomization, will begin 5 mg rivaroxaban prophylaxis (two 2.5 mg tablets) once daily with food, starting on the day of discharge, for 15 days.

Other: Bleeding-risk based prophylaxis strategy during hospitalization and extended pharmacological treatment after discharge

Routine VTE prophylaxis in local clinical practice

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

VTE risk assessment and prophylaxis if indicated during hospitalization according to current policies for hospitals in China but no further treatment prophylaxis after discharge.

Other: Routine VTE prophylaxis in hospital

Interventions

At admission, patents undergo bleeding risk assessment and receive prophylaxis according to bleeding risk. After discharge, they will undergo an extended treatment of 5mg Rivaroxaban once daily for 15 consecutive days,

VTE prophylaxis based on bleeding risk assessment

Patients randomized to the standard treatment (Control) group will receive routine VTE prophylaxis according to current guidelines and clinical practices, VTE risk assessment and prophylaxis if indicated during hospitalization according to current policies for hospitals in China but no further treatment prophylaxis after discharge

Routine VTE prophylaxis in local clinical practice

Eligibility Criteria

Age40 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Aged ≥40 years
  • Have an expected hospital stay ≥72 hours for medical and/or surgical treatment
  • Confirmed lung cancer at admission or proven lung cancer within prior 6 months
  • Evidence of active lung cancer within 6 prior months
  • Written informed consent

You may not qualify if:

  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Inability to be followed-up at until 3 months after randomization
  • have participated in similar trials or are undergoing other clinical trials
  • refuse or are unable to give informed consent VTE/bleeding-related criteria
  • Incidental VTE identified on spiral CT scans which are ordered primarily for staging the malignancy at or any time before enrollment
  • Neurosurgery, vascular procedures, orthopedic surgery intended during the admission
  • Severe renal failure not receiving dialysis (creatinine clearance \[CrCl\] \<30 mL/min), moderate to severe liver dysfunction, severe anemia
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \[BP\] \>180 mmHg, diastolic BP \>110 mmHg)
  • severe platelet dysfunction or inherited bleeding disorder (such as haemophilia and von Willebrand's disease)
  • Acute stroke or recent stroke (within 4 weeks)
  • Recent major bleeding (within 3 months)
  • Requiring a full dose of anticoagulant treatment (e.g., recent VTE, atrial fibrillation)
  • Contraindication to heparin or rivaroxaban, e.g., heparin induced thrombocytopenia or history of documented episode of heparin or LMWH induced thrombocytopenia and/or thrombosis (HIT, HAT, or HITTS); recent central nervous system (CNS) bleed, hemorrhagic CNS metastases; active major bleeding with more than 2 units transfused in 24 hours.
  • Contraindication to mechanical prophylaxis, e.g., acute deep vein thrombosis, severe arterial insufficiency (pertains to graduated compression stockings only)
  • Concurrent use of anticoagulants known to increase the risk of bleeding (such as warfarin with INR\>2).

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (6)

  • Vitale C, D'Amato M, Calabro P, Stanziola AA, Mormile M, Molino A. Venous thromboembolism and lung cancer: a review. Multidiscip Respir Med. 2015 Sep 15;10(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s40248-015-0021-4. eCollection 2015.

    PMID: 26380084BACKGROUND
  • Connolly GC, Dalal M, Lin J, Khorana AA. Incidence and predictors of venous thromboembolism (VTE) among ambulatory patients with lung cancer. Lung Cancer. 2012 Dec;78(3):253-8. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2012.09.007. Epub 2012 Sep 29.

    PMID: 23026639BACKGROUND
  • Zhang Y, Yang Y, Chen W, Guo L, Liang L, Zhai Z, Wang C; China Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Study Group. Prevalence and associations of VTE in patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer. Chest. 2014 Sep;146(3):650-658. doi: 10.1378/chest.13-2379.

    PMID: 24676401BACKGROUND
  • Song C, Shargall Y, Li H, Tian B, Chen S, Miao J, Fu Y, You B, Hu B. Prevalence of venous thromboembolism after lung surgery in China: a single-centre, prospective cohort study involving patients undergoing lung resections without perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxisdagger. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Mar 1;55(3):455-460. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy323.

    PMID: 30289479BACKGROUND
  • Lyman GH, Kuderer NM; American Society of Clinical Oncology. Prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism among patients with cancer: the American Society of Clinical Oncology Guidelines. Thromb Res. 2010 Apr;125 Suppl 2:S120-7. doi: 10.1016/S0049-3848(10)70029-3. No abstract available.

    PMID: 20433991BACKGROUND
  • Zhai Z, Kan Q, Li W, Qin X, Qu J, Shi Y, Xu R, Xu Y, Zhang Z, Wang C; DissolVE-2 investigators. VTE Risk Profiles and Prophylaxis in Medical and Surgical Inpatients: The Identification of Chinese Hospitalized Patients' Risk Profile for Venous Thromboembolism (DissolVE-2)-A Cross-sectional Study. Chest. 2019 Jan;155(1):114-122. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.09.020. Epub 2018 Oct 6.

    PMID: 30300652BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pulmonary EmbolismVenous Thrombosis

Interventions

Hospitals

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lung DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesEmbolismEmbolism and ThrombosisVascular DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesThrombosis

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health FacilitiesHealth Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Officials

  • Zhenguo Zhai, Doctor

    China-Japan Friendship Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Zhenguo Zhai, Doctor

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 4, 2019

First Posted

November 12, 2019

Study Start

December 1, 2021

Primary Completion

April 30, 2022

Study Completion

December 31, 2022

Last Updated

August 3, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-08

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share