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Pharmacokinetics of apixaban in patients with short bowel syndrome requiring long-term parenteral nutrition.

Phase 4
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
short bowel syndrome
Registration Number
2024-512061-14-00
Lead Sponsor
UZ Leuven
Brief Summary

To investigate the difference in peak concentration (Cmax) of apixaban between patients with and without short bowel syndrome requiring long-term parenteral nutrition

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Authorised, recruitment pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
84
Inclusion Criteria

Arm A1a (apixaban-, vitamin K antagonist- and teduglutide naive short bowel syndrome (SBS) patients): - patients with SBS (small bowel length of <2m after Treitz ligament) on long term (>3 months) parenteral nutrition or fluids who are apixaban-, vitamin K antagonist- and teduglutide naive - informed consent has to be signed Arm A1b (apixaban- and vitamin K antagonist naive short bowel syndrome (SBS) patients): - patients with SBS (small bowel length of <2m after Treitz ligament) on long term (>3 months) parenteral nutrition or fluids who are XML File Identifier: MKk2ji91wd+iKlQV0oUrZ4sx7H0= Page 10/20 apixaban- and vitamin K antagonist naive - already been included for arm A1a - at least 6 months on teduglutide therapy - informed consent has to be signed Arm B1 (apixaban- and vitamin K antagonist naïve healthy volunteers with normal gastrointestinal tract): - healthy individuals without history of gastrointestinal resections or other conditions associated with impaired absorption (= controls), who are apixaban- and vitamin K antagonist naive - informed consent has to be signed Arm A2 (teduglutide naïve SBS patients on apixaban therapy) - patients with SBS (small bowel length of <2m after Treitz ligament) on long term (>3 months) parenteral nutrition or fluids who are teduglutide naive and who are already taking apixaban 2,5 mg or 5 mg twice daily for ≥ 4 days - informed consent has to be signed Arm B2 (patients with normal gastrointestinal tract on apixaban therapy): - patients without history of gastrointestinal resections or other conditions associated with impaired absorption (= controls), who are already taking apixaban 2,5 mg or 5 mg twice daily for ≥ 4 days - informed consent has to be signed

Exclusion Criteria
  • <18 years - non-Dutch/French speaking - recent (<6 months) gastrointestinal surgery (only for arm A) - gastrointestinal mucosal disease interfering with absorption (e.g. radio-enteritis, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, …) (only for arm A) - gastrointestinal fistulae (only for arm A) - SBS with intestinal failure resulting from gastric bypass surgery (only for arm A) - recent (<6 months) major bleeds according with the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis definition of major bleeding in non-surgical patients - creatinine clearance of < 15 mL/min or dialysis dependent - liver failure classified as Child Pugh C - total bilirubin ≥ 1.77 mg/dL (= 1,5 x upper limit of normal) - presence of coagulopathy and a clinically relevant bleeding risk - pregnancy or lactation - concomitant intake of strong combined inhibitors of CYP3A4 and P-gp - participation in a recent (<1 month) trial with an investigational product

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To investigate the difference in peak level after two different single dose administrations (2,5 mg and 5 mg) of apixaban between patients with and without short bowel syndrome requiring long-term parenteral nutrition

To investigate the difference in peak level after two different single dose administrations (2,5 mg and 5 mg) of apixaban between patients with and without short bowel syndrome requiring long-term parenteral nutrition

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UZ Leuven

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Leuven, Belgium

UZ Leuven
🇧🇪Leuven, Belgium
Tim Vanuytsel
Site contact
003216341973
tim.vanuytsel@uzleuven.be

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