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Registration number
NCT00291330
Ethics application status
Date submitted
13/02/2006
Date registered
14/02/2006
Date last updated
6/06/2014

Titles & IDs
Public title
Efficacy and Safety of Dabigatran Compared to Warfarin for 6 Month Treatment of Acute Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism
Scientific title
A Phase III, Randomised, Double Blind, Parallel-group Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Dabigatran Etexilate 150 mg Twice Daily Compared to Warfarin (INR 2.0-3.0) for 6 Month Treatment of Acute Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Following Initial Treatment (5-10 Days) With a Parenteral Anticoagulant Approved for This Indication.
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
2005-001999-12
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
1160.53
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
RE-COVER I
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Thromboembolism 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Cardiovascular 0 0 0 0
Diseases of the vasculature and circulation including the lymphatic system
Blood 0 0 0 0
Clotting disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - dabigatran etexilate 150 mg
Treatment: Drugs - warfarin (INR 2-3)

Experimental: dabigatran etexilate 150 mg - twice daily

Active Comparator: warfarin (INR 2-3) - prn to maintain INR (2-3)


Treatment: Drugs: dabigatran etexilate 150 mg
twice daily

Treatment: Drugs: warfarin (INR 2-3)
prn to maintain INR (2-3)

Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Number of Participants With Recurrent Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) and Deaths Related to VTE
Timepoint [1] 0 0
For statistical analysis 1: from randomisation to end of post treatment period (ptp), planned to be up to day 224. For statistical analysis 2: from randomisation to 6 months (up to day 180)
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Number of Participants With Recurrent Symptomatic VTE and All Deaths
Timepoint [1] 0 0
For statistical analysis 1: from randomisation to 6 months (up to day 180) For statistical analysis 2: from randomisation to end of ptp, planned to be up to day 224.
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Number of Participants With Recurrent Symptomatic DVT
Timepoint [2] 0 0
For statistical analysis 1: from randomisation to 6 months (up to day 180) For statistical analysis 2: from randomisation to end of ptp, planned to be up to day 224.
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Number of Participants With Recurrent Symptomatic Non-fatal PE
Timepoint [3] 0 0
For statistical analysis 1: from randomisation to 6 months (up to day 180) For statistical analysis 2: from randomisation to end of ptp, planned to be up to day 224.
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Number of Participants Who Died Due to VTE
Timepoint [4] 0 0
For statistical analysis 1: from randomisation to 6 months (up to day 180) For statistical analysis 2: from randomisation to end of ptp, planned to be up to day 224.
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Number of Participants Who Died (Any Cause)
Timepoint [5] 0 0
For statistical analysis 1: from randomisation to 6 months (up to day 180) For statistical analysis 2: from randomisation to end of ptp, planned to be up to day 224.
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Number of Participants With Bleeding Events
Timepoint [6] 0 0
From first intake of study drug to last intake of study drug + 6 days washout (washout time can be reduced until 0 day if the patient takes an other anti-coagulant therapy on and after last intake of active study drug)
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Number of Participants With Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
Timepoint [7] 0 0
From first intake of study drug to end of study conduct
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
Laboratory Analyses
Timepoint [8] 0 0
From first intake of study drug to last intake of study drug + 6 days washout (washout time can be reduced until 0 day if the patient takes an other anti-coagulant therapy on and after last intake of active study drug)

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria

1. Acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the leg involving proximal veins, and/or pulmonary
embolism (PE) iin patients for whom at least 6 months of anticoagulant therapy is
considered appropriate

2. Male or female, being 18 years of age or older

3. Written informed consent for study participation
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria

1. Overt symptoms of VTE for longer than 2 weeks prior to enrolment

2. PE satisfying at least one of the following criteria: Haemodynamic instability,
embolectomy is indicated or performed, thrombolytic therapy is indicated or performed,
or suspected source of PE is other than the legs

3. Actual or anticipated use of vena cava filter

4. Contraindications to anticoagulant therapy

5. Patients who in the investigators opinion should not be treated with warfarin

6. Allergy to heparins or other alternate approved therapy used for initial treatment,
warfarin or dabigatran, or to one of the excipients included in these medications

7. Patients who in the investigators judgement are perceived as having an excessive risk
of bleeding

8. Known anaemia

9. Need of anticoagulant treatment for disorders other than VTE

10. Recent unstable cardiovascular disease

11. Elevated AST or ALT > 2x ULN

12. Liver disease expected to have any potential impact on survival

13. Patients who have developed transaminase elevations upon exposure to ximelagatran

14. Severe renal impairment

15. Women who are pregnant, nursing, or of childbearing potential who refuse to use a
medically acceptable form of contraception

16. Participation in another clinical trial with an investigational drug during the last
30 days or previous participation in this study

17. Patients considered unsuitable for inclusion by the investigator

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
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Anticipated
Actual
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Anticipated
Actual
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Anticipated
Actual
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Final
Recruitment in Australia
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QLD,SA,VIC,WA
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1160.53.61002 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site - Woolloongabba
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1160.53.61004 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site - Bedford Park
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1160.53.61003 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site - Box Hill
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1160.53.61001 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site - Clayton
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1160.53.61006 The Avenue Cardiovascular Centre - Windsor
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1160.53.61005 Boehringer Ingelheim Investigational Site - Perth
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Funding & Sponsors
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Commercial sector/Industry
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Boehringer Ingelheim
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Ethics approval
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Summary
Brief summary
The purpose of this trial is to determine the comparative safety and efficacy of dabigatran
etexilate 150 mg bid administered orally and warfarin as needed (pro re nata - prn) to
maintain an International Normalised Ratio (INR) of 2.0-3.0 for 6 month treatment of acute
symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE), following initial treatment (5-10 days) with a
parenteral anticoagulant approved for this indication. This trial aims to demonstrate
non-inferiority of dabigatran compared with warfarin in patients with acute symptomatic VTE.
After achieving non-inferiority, this trial also aims to establish superiority (by means of
hierarchical tests) of dabigatran over warfarin.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00291330
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Contacts
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Boehringer Ingelheim
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00291330