The Swiss Venous Thromboembolism Cohort 65+
Completed
- Conditions
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Registration Number
- NCT00973596
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this prospective multicenter cohort study is to examine long-term medical outcomes, quality of life, and medical resource utilization in elderly patients (\>= 65 years) with acute venous thromboembolism (i.e., acute pulmonary embolism and/or deep vein thrombosis)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1003
Inclusion Criteria
- Objectively confirmed acute pulmonary embolism and/or deep vein thrombosis
- Age >=65 years
Exclusion Criteria
- Thrombosis at a different site than lower limb
- Catheter-related thrombosis
- Insufficient spoken language ability in German or French
- Follow-up not possible (e.g., terminally ill patients)
- Informed consent not possible (e.g., severe dementia)
- Prior enrolment in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Venous thromboembolism recurrence 3-48 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Overall mortality 3-48 months Post-thrombotic syndrome 3-48 months Generic and disease-specific health-related quality of life 3-48 months Medical resource utilization 3-48 months Major bleeding 3-48 months
Trial Locations
- Locations (9)
Kantonsspital Luzern
🇨🇭Luzern, Switzerland
Kantonsspital Baden
🇨🇭Baden, Switzerland
University Hospital of Geneva
🇨🇭Geneva, Switzerland
Kantonsspital St. Gallen
🇨🇭St. Gallen, Switzerland
University Hospital of Basel
🇨🇭Basel, Switzerland
University Hospital of Lausanne
🇨🇭Lausanne, Switzerland
University Hospital of Bern
🇨🇭Bern, Switzerland
Kantonsspital Frauenfeld
🇨🇭Frauenfeld, Switzerland
University Hospital of Zurich
🇨🇭Zurich, Switzerland