Pill vs shot: testing a simpler way to stop deadly clots after spinal cord injury
NCT ID NCT05484557
First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
People who suffer spinal cord injuries face a high risk of dangerous blood clots, and doctors usually prescribe enoxaparin, a daily injection, to prevent them. This trial compares enoxaparin with apixaban, an oral blood thinner, in 60 adults recovering from spinal cord injury at a rehabilitation hospital. Participants receive one of the two drugs for 6 to 12 weeks, depending on injury severity. Researchers track clot events, bleeding, and blood test results to see how the two treatments compare.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- apixaban, an oral blood thinner, compared with enoxaparin, an injectable blood thinner
- What this could lead to
- If apixaban works as well as enoxaparin, people with spinal cord injuries could take a pill instead of daily injections to prevent dangerous blood clots.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small trial of 60 people at one rehabilitation center, so the results may not apply broadly. Blood thinners carry a risk of bleeding, and the trial monitors participants for that.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
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.
- 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: * spinal cord injury (traumatic of not traumatic), Hebrew speaker. Exclusion Criteria: * contra-indication for anticoagulant treatment * concomitant treatment with any other anticoagulant * anticoagulant treatment needed for indications other than VTE prevention following spinal cord injury * active clinically significant bleeding * any lesion or condition considered a significant risk factor for major bleeding. * hepatic disease associated with coagulopathy and clinically relevant bleeding risk * pregnancy or breast-feeding * heart valve related issues * galactose intolerance * active cancer * patients who require thrombolysis or pulmonary embolectomy * patients with renal impairment * sensitivity to excipients of the medication * anti phospholipid syndrome * prosthetic heart valve * acute ischemic stroke
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital
RECRUITINGRaanana, Israel
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