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An investigation of the association between vitamin K intake, vitamin K epoxide reductase subunit (VKORC1) genotype and anticoagulation response to warfarin - How do vitamin K intake and VKOR genotype affect oral anticoagulation?

Phase 1
Conditions
Patients will be recruited who are receiving long term warfarin therapy for the treatment or prevention of venous or arterial thrombosis or embolism
MedDRA version: 9.1Level: LLTClassification code 10043566Term: Thromboembolism
Registration Number
EUCTR2008-006451-52-GB
Lead Sponsor
ewcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
600
Inclusion Criteria

Patient being on warfarin for 9 months or more (so that percentage time in target range over the previous 6 months is not affected by the induction period of therapy where the correct maintenance dose is being established), and a target INR of 2.5.

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

Starting or stopping medication during the 6 months prior to study entry that might have interfered with warfarin, or having an illness during this time which might have affected warfarin dose, or having issues known to result in compliance with warfarin therapy being unreliable.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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