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Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism Following Surgery in Korean Patients With Colorectal Cancer; a Prospective Study


N/A
20 Years
N/A
Open (Enrolling)
Both
Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism, Asymptomatic Venous Thromboembolism

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Trial Information

Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism Following Surgery in Korean Patients With Colorectal Cancer; a Prospective Study


Inclusion Criteria:



- Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of colon or rectum

- Age ≥ 20 years

- Patients receiving curative or palliative abdominal surgery (lasting ≥ 30 minutes)
(both open and laparoscopic surgery will be included)

Exclusion Criteria:

- No histological confirmation

- Patients who already have VTE (or pulmonary embolism) at the screening periods of
this study

- Past medical history of VTE or pulmonary embolism

- Patients with the history of other cancer (Patients who were disease-free for > 5
years from previous other cancer is allowed to be included in this study)

- Patients with thrombophilia or other comorbidities requiring anticoagulation (i.e.
atrial fibrillation or cerebral infarct requiring anticoagulation

Type of Study:

Observational

Study Design:

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Outcome Measure:

The incidence of symptomatic or asymptomatic VTE

Outcome Description:

To evaluate the incidence of symptomatic or asymptomatic VTE detected by Doppler US during postoperative periods in patients with CRC receiving surgery

Outcome Time Frame:

5~14 days after CRC surgery (by doppler venous ultrasound [US]) or the follow-up period of postoperative 1 month

Safety Issue:

No

Authority:

South Korea: Institutional Review Board

Study ID:

CRC-SNUBH-2012-01

NCT ID:

NCT01567917

Start Date:

June 2011

Completion Date:

December 2013

Related Keywords:

  • Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism
  • Asymptomatic Venous Thromboembolism
  • Venous thromboembolism
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Postoperative period
  • detected on 5th~14th days after surgery (by doppler US) or the follow-up period of postoperative 1 month
  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Thromboembolism
  • Venous Thromboembolism
  • Venous Thrombosis

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