Efficacy of Apixaban in Treating Portal Vein Thrombosis Occurring More Than One Year After LSD

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorNorthern Jiangsu People's Hospital

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Apixaban is effective and safe in the treatment of portal vein thrombosis Occurring more than one year after laparoscopic splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

A clinical, radiological, or histologic diagnosis of cirrhosis of any etiology.

Portal hypertension bleeding .

Splenomegaly with secondary hypersplenism.

No evidence of portal vein thrombosis by ultrasound evaluation and angio-CT prior to surgery.

Disqualifiers

Hepatocellular carcinoma or any other malignancy.

Hypercoagulable state other than the liver disease related.

DRUGS- oral contraceptives, anticoagulation or anti-platelet drugs.

Child - Pugh C

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Apixaban 2.5 MG

    Drug

    If portal vein thrombosis occurs more than one year after laparoscopic splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection, the patient will orally received 2.5 mg of apixaban (CTTQ, Nanjing, China) twice daily. Then, Doppler ultrasound screening or contrast-enhanced CT scans will be used to evaluate the changes in portal vein thrombosis after apixaban treatment. If it is effective, patients will take apixaban all the time.

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Apixaban groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Proportion of complete recanalization of portal vein thrombosis

Proportion of complete recanalization of portal vein thrombosis

Time frame
Follow-up of 6 months or greater

Secondary outcomes

1

Proportion of partial recanalization of portal vein thrombosis

Proportion of partial recanalization of portal vein thrombosis

Time frame
Follow-up of 6 months or greater

Other outcomes

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