Can a simple conversation prevent deadly blood clots?

NCT ID NCT06731244

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: University Hospital, Brest Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a shared decision-making process, which uses personalized risk scores, can help patients with unprovoked blood clots choose the best duration of blood-thinning medication. The goal is to reduce the chance of another clot or serious bleeding while improving patient satisfaction. About 2,400 adults who have had a first unprovoked clot will be randomly assigned to usual care or the shared decision-making approach.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: shared decision-making process
What this could lead to: If successful, this approach could help patients and doctors choose the right duration of blood-thinning therapy, reducing the risk of another clot or serious bleeding.
What could go wrong: This is a large but early-stage study testing a decision-making process, not a drug. The results may not change current practice if the intervention does not clearly improve outcomes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

pulmonary embolism venous thromboembolism Venous Thrombosis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM

Contacts and locations

Locations

APHM - Hôpital la Timone
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Marseille, 13005, France
APHP-Colombes
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Colombes, 92700, France
Aphp-Hegp
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Paris, 75015, France
Aphp-Hegp
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Paris, 75015, France
CH Le Mans
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Le Mans, 72037, France
CHU Brest
RECRUITING

Brest, France, 29609, France
CHU Saint Etienne
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Saint-Etienne, 42270 Saint Priest En Jarez, France
CHU d'Amiens - Picardie
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Amiens, 80054, France
CHU d'Angers
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Angers, 49933, France
CHU de Clermont Ferrand
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
CHU de Dijon - Hôpital François Mitterand
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Dijon, 21079, France
CHU de Montpellier
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Montpellier, 34295, France
CHU de Nancy
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Nancy, 54511, France
CHU de Nantes
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Nantes, 44093, France
CHU de Nîmes
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Nîmes, 30029, France
CHU de Rennes
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Rennes, 35200, France
CHU de Strasbourg
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Strasbourg, 67091, France
CHU de Toulouse
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Toulouse, 31000, France
HCL - Hôpital Edouard Herriot
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Lyon, 69003, France
Hôpital National d'Instruction des Armées Percy
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clamart, 92140, France

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