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Study of Rivaroxaban for CeREbral Venous Thrombosis

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Interventions
Drug: Standard of care
Registration Number
NCT03178864
Lead Sponsor
University of British Columbia
Brief Summary

SECRET examines the safety of rivaroxaban versus standard-of-care for treatment of symptomatic cerebral venous thrombosis, initiated within 14 days of diagnosis.

Detailed Description

SECRET is an open-label, randomized, controlled, phase II study that will assess the safety of rivaroxaban, a non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC), compared with standard-of-care (unfractionated or low-molecular weight heparin with transition to warfarin \[INR 2.0-3.0\], or continued low molecular-weight heparin) for cerebral venous thrombosis. Recruitment will occur at 17 high-volume stroke research centres across Canada over 3 years. During the pilot phase, 50 adult patients within 14 days of symptomatic cerebral venous thrombosis diagnosis will be randomized to receive rivaroxaban 20 mg daily versus standard of care (warfarin or low-molecular weight heparin). Patients will be followed for 1 year. The feasibility of recruitment will be tested during the pilot phase and outcomes refined for a future Phase III trial.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
55
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Standard of careStandard of careUnfractionated heparin Low-molecular weight heparin (dalteparin, enoxaparin, tinzaparin) Warfarin
RivaroxabanRivaroxabanRivaroxaban
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Composite rate of all-cause mortality, symptomatic intracranial bleeding, major extracranial bleeding180 days

Symptomatic intracranial bleeding is defined as a new symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage OR worsening existing intracranial hemorrhage with a \>33% change in hematoma volume, AND either an NIHSS score increase of 4 or more points, or a change in level of consciousness as per NIHSS item 1a, AND the clinical change is thought to be attributable to the hemorrhage.

Major extracranial bleeding is defined as bleeding in a critical area or organ, including intraspinal, intraocular, retroperitoneal, intra-articular or pericardial, or intramuscular with compartment syndrome, and/or bleeding causing a drop in hemoglobin by 20 g/L or more, leading to transfusion of 2 or more units of whole blood or red cells.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
All-cause mortality180 days

Death from any cause

Symptomatic intracranial bleeding180 days

Symptomatic intracranial bleeding is defined as a new symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage OR worsening existing intracranial hemorrhage with a \>33% change in hematoma volume, AND either an NIHSS score increase of 4 or more points, or a change in level of consciousness as per NIHSS item 1a, AND the clinical change is thought to be attributable to the hemorrhage.

Major extracranial bleeding180 days

Major extracranial bleeding is defined as bleeding in a critical area or organ, including intraspinal, intraocular, retroperitoneal, intra-articular or pericardial, or intramuscular with compartment syndrome, and/or bleeding causing a drop in hemoglobin by 20 g/L or more, leading to transfusion of 2 or more units of whole blood or red cells.

Recurrent venous thromboembolism180 days or end of anticoagulation, whichever is sooner

any thrombosis at a new site including cerebral venous thrombosis in a separate localization from index event

Major bleeding or clinically relevant non-major bleeding180 days or end of anticoagulation, whichever is sooner

A clinically relevant minor bleed is an acute or subacute clinically overt bleed that does not meet the criteria for a major bleed but prompts a clinical response, in that it leads to at least one of: (a) a hospital admission for bleeding, or (b) a physician guided medical or surgical treatment for bleeding, or (c) a change in antithrombotic therapy (including interruption or discontinuation or study drug)

Partial or complete recanalization180 or 365 days

Partial or complete recanalization between baseline and last study venogram

Functional independence365 days

modified Rankin Scale 0-1

Reduced functional dependence365 days

shift of one or more modified Rankin Scale categories to reduced functional dependence

Health care resource utilization365 days

Cost in Canadian dollars of number of hospitalizations (length of stay, critical care unit use), emergency room visits, unscheduled outpatient consultations, postacute care (including home care, rehabilitation stays or long-term care)

Population Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 score365 days

Change in PHQ-9 score between baseline and end of study

EuroQOL 5-Dimensions (EQ-5D) score365 days

Change in EQ-5D score between baseline and end of study

Fatigue Assessment score365 days

Change in fatigue assessment score between baseline and end of study

Headache Impact Test - 6 score365 days

Change in Headache Impact Test - 6 score between baseline and Day 180 (score = 36-78, where a higher score indicates a worse outcome)

Montreal Cognitive Assessment score365 days

Change in performance on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment between baseline and end of study (score = 0-30, where a higher score indicates a better outcome)

National Institutes of Health toolbox - Cognitive battery score365 days

Change in performance on the cognitive battery of the National Institutes of Health toolbox between baseline and end of study (where a higher score indicates a better outcome)

Boston cookie theft picture description task365 days

Change in spontaneous speech between baseline and end of study. Components of spontaneous speech include lexical features (part-of-speech, word types and frequencies), syntactic complexity, grammaticality, fluency, vocabulary richness, and acoustic features.

Trial Locations

Locations (11)

Kelowna General Hospital

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Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Hamilton Health Sciences Centre

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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

🇨🇦

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Foothills Medical Centre

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

University of Alberta Hospital

🇨🇦

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Vancouver General Hospital

🇨🇦

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

London Health Sciences Centre

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London, Ontario, Canada

Toronto Western Hospital

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal

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Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Royal University Hospital

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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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