Clinical trial • Phase IV • Cardiology
APIXABAN for Atrial fibrillation
Phase IV trial of APIXABAN for Atrial fibrillation.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Cardiology
- Trial Disease
- Atrial fibrillation
- Trial Stage
- Phase IV
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 05-12-2023
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 29-01-2024
Trial design
Randomised, no anticoagulation (control). active interventions (approved noacs) include apixaban (reported max daily amounts: 2.5 mg and 5 mg, oral), rivaroxaban (reported max daily amounts: 15 mg and 20 mg, oral), edoxaban (reported max daily amounts: 30 mg and 60 mg, oral), dabigatran (reported max daily amount: 110 mg, oral). Phase IV trial in Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden and others.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- No anticoagulation (control). Active interventions (approved NOACs) include Apixaban (reported max daily amounts: 2.5 mg and 5 mg, oral), Rivaroxaban (reported max daily amounts: 15 mg and 20 mg, oral), Edoxaban (reported max daily amounts: 30 mg and 60 mg, oral), Dabigatran (reported max daily amount: 110 mg, oral).
- Target Sample Size
- 1660
Eligibility
Recruits 1660 The CTIS record indicates isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true. Inclusion requires "Provide written informed consent to participate". Subject information and informed consent forms (ICFs) are provided per country (country-specific ICF documents available); ICFs referenced include adult ICFs. No specific assent or parental consent procedures are described in the available CTIS data..
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- Are women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or of childbearing potential who are not taking effective contraception
- Vulnerable Population
- The CTIS record indicates isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true. Inclusion requires "Provide written informed consent to participate". Subject information and informed consent forms (ICFs) are provided per country (country-specific ICF documents available); ICFs referenced include adult ICFs. No specific assent or parental consent procedures are described in the available CTIS data.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- have at least 1 episode of clinically important AFOTS during any of the following conditions: noncardiac surgery in the past 35 days, with at least an overnight hospital admission after surgery; noncardiac day surgery resulting in a large enough physiological insult to be able to cause AFOTS, as judged by the local investigator; or acute medical illness requiring hospital admission in the past 35 days and resulting in a large enough physiological insult to be able to cause AFOTS, as judged by the local investigator"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Are in sinus rhythm at the time of randomization"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Meet any of the following high-risk criteria; (1) age 55-64 years, and having either established cardiovascular disease, recent major vascular surgery, a CHA2DS2VASc score ≥ 3, or an elevated postoperative troponin level; (2) age 65-74 years, and having either established cardiovascular disease, recent vascular surgery, a CHA2DS2VASc score ≥ 2, or an elevated postoperative troponin level; or (3) age ≥ 75 years"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Provide written informed consent to participate"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Have a history of documented chronic (i.e., non-transient) AF prior to noncardiac surgery. For example, the following patients will still be considered eligible for this trial: (1) a history of subclinical AF only (i.e., AF episodes only documented by pacemakers or similar devices); (2) a previous history of perioperative AF only (after cardiac or noncardiac surgery); or (3) patients with a previous history of transient AF after medical stress (e.g., sepsis, uncontrolled hyperthyroidism)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Have an ongoing need for long-term dual antiplatelet treatment"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Have a contraindication to oral anticoagulation"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Have severe renal insufficiency (CrCl < 20 ml/min)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Have had an acute stroke in the past 14 days"}
- {"criterion_text":"- any cardiac diagnosis as the primary reason for hospital admission (e.g., acute coronary syndrome, congestive heart failure, peri-myocarditis)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Have had cardiac surgery in the past 35 days"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Have a history of nontraumatic intracranial, intraocular, or spinal bleeding"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Are expected to be non-compliant with follow-up and/or study medications"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Have severe liver cirrhosis (i.e., Child-Pugh Class C)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Have a known life expectancy less than one year due to concomitant disease"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Are women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or of childbearing potential who are not taking effective contraception"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Were previously enrolled in the trial"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Need for long-term systemic anticoagulation (e.g., pre-existing AF, mechanical heart valve, antiphospholipid syndrome with a history of thrombosis))"}
- {"criterion_text":"- hemorrhagic disorder or bleeding diathesis"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Individual components of the co-primary outcomes","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Components are defined as elements of the co-primary composite outcomes described in the main objective (e.g., non-hemorrhagic stroke and systemic embolism; vascular mortality; non-fatal non-hemorrhagic stroke; myocardial infarction; peripheral arterial thrombosis; amputation; symptomatic venous thromboembolism) assessed over the duration of follow-up."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- All stroke","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence of all stroke events during the duration of follow-up (as listed among primary endpoints)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- All-cause mortality","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence of death from any cause during the duration of follow-up."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 1660
- Recruitment Window Months
- 91
- Consent Approach
- Written informed consent is required: inclusion criterion states "Provide written informed consent to participate". Subject information and informed consent forms (ICFs) are available per country (country-specific ICF documents listed, including adult ICFs and local language versions such as Danish, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Greek, Dutch, Finnish, Belgian versions). No specific mention of assent or parental consent in the CTIS data.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 47
- Total Number Of Participants
- 969
Denmark
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 11-01-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 30-01-2024
- Processing Time Days
- 19
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 70
Sites
- Site Name
- Hospital South West Jutland - University Hospital of Southern Denmark
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Axel Brandes
- Contact Person Email
- axel.brandes2@rsyd.dk
- Site Name
- Aarhus University Hospital
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Erik Grove
- Contact Person Email
- erikgrov@rm.dk
- Site Name
- Odense University Hospital
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Gro Egholm
- Contact Person Email
- gro.egholm@rsyd.dk
Netherlands
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 11-01-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 29-01-2024
- Processing Time Days
- 18
- Number Of Sites
- 12
- Number Of Participants
- 240
Sites
- Site Name
- Jeroen Bosch Hospital
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Jacob Van Eck
- Contact Person Email
- m.v.eck@jbz.nl
- Site Name
- Ziekenhuis Amstelland
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Freerk Broeyer
- Contact Person Email
- f.broeyer@zha.nl
- Site Name
- Deventer Ziekenhuis
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Ype Tuininga
- Contact Person Email
- y.tuininga@dz.nl
- Site Name
- Amphia Ziekenhuis te Breda
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Marco Alings
- Contact Person Email
- rdcardio@amphia.nl
- Site Name
- ZiekenhuisGroepTwente
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Lambertus Pos
- Contact Person Email
- l.pos@zgt.nl
- Site Name
- Ikazia Hospital
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Stieneke Zoet-Nugteren
- Contact Person Email
- researchcardiologie@ikazia.nl
- Site Name
- Hospital Gelderse Vallei
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Thomas Oosterhof
- Contact Person Email
- oosterhoft@zgv.nl
- Site Name
- Rijnstate Ziekenhuis Stichting
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Ron Pisters
- Contact Person Email
- cardioresearch@rijnstate.nl
- Site Name
- Stichting Martini Ziekenhuis
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Robert Tieleman
- Contact Person Email
- r.tieleman@mzh.nl
- Site Name
- Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep Stichting
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Stefan Timmer
- Contact Person Email
- saj.timmer@nwz.nl
- Site Name
- ETZ Tilburg
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Walter Hermans
- Contact Person Email
- wrm.hermans@etz.nl
- Site Name
- Sint Franciscus Vlietland Groep Stichting
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Peter Nierop
- Contact Person Email
- research.cardiologie@franciscus.nl
Sweden
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 11-01-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 31-01-2024
- Processing Time Days
- 20
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 70
Sites
- Site Name
- Norrlands University Hospital
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Ioannis Katsoularis
- Contact Person Email
- ioannis.katsoularis@regionvasterbotten.se
- Site Name
- Karolinska Institutet Danderyds Hospital
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Piotr Sobocinski Doliwa
- Contact Person Email
- piotr.sobocinski-doliwa@regionstockholm.se
- Site Name
- Uppsala University
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Gorav Batra
- Contact Person Email
- gorav.batra@ucr.uu.se
Italy
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 11-01-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 01-02-2024
- Processing Time Days
- 21
- Number Of Sites
- 7
- Number Of Participants
- 110
Sites
- Site Name
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
- Department Name
- Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Emergency
- Contact Person Name
- Giuseppe Ristagno
- Contact Person Email
- giuseppe.ristagno@unimi.it
- Site Name
- ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Matteo Baroni
- Contact Person Email
- matteo.baroni@ospedaleniguarda.it
- Site Name
- SOC Medicina Interna I – Azienda USL Toscana Centro
- Department Name
- Internal Medicine
- Contact Person Name
- Roberto Tarquini
- Contact Person Email
- roberto.tarquini@uslcentro.toscana.it
- Site Name
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital
- Department Name
- Internal Medicine
- Contact Person Name
- Maura Marcucci
- Contact Person Email
- maura.marcucci@hunimed.eu
- Site Name
- Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale Di Piacenza
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Maria Giulia Bolognesi
- Contact Person Email
- m.bolognesi@ausl.pc.it
- Site Name
- A.O.SS Antonio Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Alessandria
- Department Name
- Emergency Surgery
- Contact Person Name
- Ferruccio Ravazzoni
- Contact Person Email
- fravazzoni@ospedale.al.it
- Site Name
- La Maddalena S.p.A.
- Department Name
- Surgical Oncology
- Contact Person Name
- Salvatore D'Arpa
- Contact Person Email
- chirurgiaplastica@lamaddalenanet.it
Spain
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 11-01-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 30-01-2024
- Processing Time Days
- 19
- Number Of Sites
- 7
- Number Of Participants
- 120
Sites
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario de Navarra
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Oscar Alcalde
- Contact Person Email
- 37053oar@gmail.com
- Site Name
- University Hospital Ramon y Cajal
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Jesus Alvarez Garcia
- Contact Person Email
- jalvarezg82@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Hospital del Mar
- Department Name
- Anesthesiology
- Contact Person Name
- Sandra Beltran de Heredia Marrodan
- Contact Person Email
- sbeltrand@psmar.cat
- Site Name
- Vall d'Hebron Hospital
- Department Name
- Anesthesiology
- Contact Person Name
- Montserrat Ribas Ball
- Contact Person Email
- piotr.sobocinski-doliwa@regionstockholm.se
- Site Name
- Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Jose Guerra
- Contact Person Email
- jguerra@santpau.cat
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Mutua Terrassa
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Beatriz Toledano Leon
- Contact Person Email
- btoledano@mutuaterrassa.cat
- Site Name
- Corporacio Sanitaria Parc Tauli
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Victor Garcia Hernando
- Contact Person Email
- vgarciah@tauli.cat
Finland
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 01-11-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 22-11-2024
- Processing Time Days
- 21
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 60
Sites
- Site Name
- Southwest Finland Wellbeing County (VARHA)
- Department Name
- Heart Centre
- Contact Person Name
- Tuomas Kiviniemi
- Contact Person Email
- tuoski@utu.fi
- Site Name
- Satasairaala
- Department Name
- Heart Unit
- Contact Person Name
- Jussi Jaakkola
- Contact Person Email
- jussi.jaakkola@sata.fi
- Site Name
- Oulu University Hospital
- Department Name
- Heart Centre
- Contact Person Name
- Juhani Junttila
- Contact Person Email
- juhani.junttila@oulu.fi
Germany
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 05-11-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 18-12-2024
- Processing Time Days
- 43
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 65
Sites
- Site Name
- Universitatsklinikum Leipzig
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Rolf Wachter
- Contact Person Email
- rolf.wachter@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
Belgium
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 03-02-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 14-02-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 11
- Number Of Sites
- 2
- Number Of Participants
- 30
Sites
- Site Name
- University Hospitals Leuven
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Thomas Vanassche
- Contact Person Email
- thomas.vanassche@uzleuven.be
- Site Name
- Cliniques du Sud Luxebourg - VIVALIA Arlon
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Georges Mairesse
- Contact Person Email
- georges.mairesse@vivalia.be
Greece
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 25-04-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 02-05-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 7
- Number Of Sites
- 5
- Number Of Participants
- 180
Sites
- Site Name
- “Sotiria” Chest Disease Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Department Name
- 3rd Cardiology Department
- Contact Person Name
- Evangelos Oikonomou
- Contact Person Email
- gpkkdk@0315.syzefxis.gov.gr
- Site Name
- Ippokratio General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Department Name
- 3rd Cardiology Department
- Contact Person Name
- Vasileios Vasilikos
- Contact Person Email
- 3rdcardio@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Attikon University Hospital
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Gerasimos Filippatos
- Contact Person Email
- gfilippatos@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Aretaieio Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Department Name
- Second Department of Surgery
- Contact Person Name
- Dorothea Tsekoura
- Contact Person Email
- dtsekoura@med.uoa.gr
- Site Name
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital
- Department Name
- Second Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Nikolaos Fragakis
- Contact Person Email
- fragkis.nikos@gmail.com
Norway
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 11-03-2026
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 26-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 15
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 24
Sites
- Site Name
- Akershus University Hospital
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Henrik Schirmer
- Contact Person Email
- Henrik.Schirmer@medisin.uio.no
- Site Name
- Baerum Sykehus
- Department Name
- Internal Medicine
- Contact Person Name
- Marius Myrstad
- Contact Person Email
- marius.myrstad@vestreviken.no
- Site Name
- Oslo Universitetssykehus HF
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Oyvind Lie
- Contact Person Email
- B28176@ous-hf.no
- Site Name
- Drammen Sykehus
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Jonas Pivoriunas
- Contact Person Email
- jonas.pivoriunas@vestreviken.no
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
- Organisation Type
- Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
- Country Of Registered Address
- Canada
Contract research organisations
- Name
- Pharmassist Ltd.
- Responsibilities
- sponsorDuties codes: 12, 5; contact email g.kalkounou@pharmassist-cro.com; phone 302106560700
Third parties
- {"country":"Greece","full_name":"Pharmassist Ltd.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 12, 5; contact g.kalkounou@pharmassist-cro.com","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- APIXABAN
- Active Substance
- APIXABAN
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL USE
- Route
- oral
- Authorisation Status
- prodAuthStatus: 2
- Dose Levels
- 2.5 mg | 5 mg
- Maximum Dose
- 5 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- RIVAROXABAN
- Active Substance
- RIVAROXABAN
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL USE
- Route
- oral
- Authorisation Status
- prodAuthStatus: 2
- Dose Levels
- 15 mg | 20 mg
- Maximum Dose
- 20 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- EDOXABAN
- Active Substance
- EDOXABAN
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL USE
- Route
- oral
- Authorisation Status
- prodAuthStatus: 2
- Dose Levels
- 30 mg | 60 mg
- Maximum Dose
- 60 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- DABIGATRAN
- Active Substance
- DABIGATRAN
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL USE
- Route
- oral
- Authorisation Status
- prodAuthStatus: 2
- Dose Levels
- 110 mg
- Maximum Dose
- 110 mg
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