Why do some leukemia patients develop dangerous blood clots?
NCT ID NCT07831668
First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Summary
Researchers are observing adults newly diagnosed with acute leukemia during their hospital stay to learn which factors raise the risk of venous thromboembolism, a serious blood clot condition. The study follows about 250 patients from admission to discharge or death, recording clot events and collecting clinical data. The goal is to identify risk factors that could help doctors decide who needs clot-prevention treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If researchers identify which patients face the highest clot risk, doctors could target clot-prevention treatments more precisely and avoid unnecessary blood thinners in others.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it can only show associations, not cause and effect. Findings from 250 patients at hematology wards may not apply to everyone with acute leukemia.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study will include patients with newly diagnosed acute leukemia at the time of first admission to a Hematology Ward.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age equal to or greater than 18 years of age 2. New diagnosis of Acute Leukemia (APL, other AML, ALL) according to the current diagnostic criteria of the ELN 2022 for myeloid lineage (AML/APL) and ELN 2024 for lymphoid lineage (ALL) 3. Hospitalization in a Hematology Ward lasting at least 2 days 4. Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Ongoing therapeutic-dose anticoagulant treatment at the time of admission (i.e., dosage exceeding standard thromboprophylactic regimens) 2. Diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) or major bleeding (MB) occurring within 48 hours of hospital admission
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Conditions
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