Direct Oral Anticoagulants (Rivaroxaban and Apixaban) in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorInsel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

About this trial

The aim of this study is to investigate the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters of rivaroxaban and apixaban in patients with compensated liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh class A and B).

The enrolled participants receive a prophylactic single oral dose of either rivaroxaban (10 mg) or apixaban (2.5 mg) at around 8 a.m. on the day of the trial. Blood samples are taken 0.5 hours pre-dose and 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 hours post-dose.

A follow-up telephone call is performed 5 days after the study intervention to collect safety data.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age 18 years or older

Patient with previously diagnosed liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh score grade A and B).

Written informed consent

Disqualifiers

Positive pregnancy test (only for women in childbearing age with intact uterus), pregnancy or nursing women

Intake of prophylactic or therapeutic oral anticoagulant (phenprocoumon, acenocoumarol, dabigatran etc.) 2 weeks prior to inclusion in the study

Application of parenteral anticoagulant, e.g. unfractionated heparin, low molecular weight heparins, heparin derivatives (fondaparinux etc.) 1 week prior to inclusion in the study

Pharmacologic platelet inhibition within 2 weeks prior to inclusion in the study

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Rivaroxaban 10 mg Oral Tablet

    Drug

    Administration of one single dose of rivaroxaban (10 mg) in tablet form.

  • Apixaban 2.5 mg Oral Tablet

    Drug

    Administration of one single dose of apixaban (2.5 mg) in tablet form.

Treatment groups

24 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: RivaroxabanExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ApixabanExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) of rivaroxaban

Time frame
Up to 12 hours
2

Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of rivaroxaban

Time frame
Up to 12 hours
3

Time to maximum plasma concentration (tmax) of rivaroxaban

Time frame
Up to 12 hours
4

Terminal half-life (t1/2) of rivaroxaban

Time frame
Up to 12 hours

Secondary outcomes

1

Cmax of prothrombin fragment (F1+2) after administration of rivaroxaban

Time frame
Up to 12 hours
2

tmax of F1+2 after administration of rivaroxaban

Time frame
Up to 12 hours
3

Cmax of thrombin-antithrombin-complexes (TAT) after administration of rivaroxaban

Time frame
Up to 12 hours
4

tmax of TAT after administration of rivaroxaban

Time frame
Up to 12 hours

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Collaborator