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Treatments
Studied treatment |
continuation for 9 additional months; warfarin or acenocoumarol adjusted to achieve a target INR between 2.0 and 3.0
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Control treatment |
discontinuation (after 3 months months)
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Patients
Inclusion criteria |
Patients ranging from 15 to 85 years old with a first episode of symptomatic idiopathic
proximal deep venous thrombosis, as demonstrated by compression ultrasonography or venography; provided that they had completed three uninterrupted months of oral anticoagulant
therapy without having a recurrence of thromboembolism or bleeding |
Exclusion criteria |
prolonged anticoagulant therapy for reasons other than venous
thromboembolism; major psychiatric disorder; life expectancy shorter than two years; |
Baseline characteristics |
time of randomization |
3 months |
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Method and design
Randomized effectives |
NA / NA (studied vs. control) |
Design |
Parallel groups |
Blinding |
open |
Follow-up duration |
33 months |
Number of centre |
10 |
Geographic area |
Italy |
Primary endpoint |
Recurrent VTE |
Results
No results available for this trial
- no clinical endpoint reported
Reference(s)
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Agnelli G, Prandoni P, Santamaria MG, Bagatella P, Iorio A, Bazzan M, Moia M, Guazzaloca G, Bertoldi A, Tomasi C, Scannapieco G, Ageno W.
Three months versus one year of oral anticoagulant therapy for idiopathic deep venous thrombosis. Warfarin Optimal Duration Italian Trial Investigators..
N Engl J Med 2001;345:165-9
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