Heart clot showdown: new blood thinner vs. old standard in major trial
NCT ID NCT05825573
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a newer type of blood thinner (DOA) works better than the standard one (VKA) for dissolving dangerous blood clots inside the heart. About 340 adults with such clots will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatments. The goal is to see which drug reduces the risk of death, stroke, or other serious events while causing fewer bleeding problems.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 340 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2026
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: * Patient with a non-device related intra-cardiac thrombus (all localizations in the four cavities) diagnosed by echocardiography, cardiac CT-scanner or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging independently of underlying heart disease. * Anticoagulant naïve patient for at least 3 months * Patient affiliated to a health insurance program * Patient that accepted not to participate in other studies involving a study medication until the one-year follow-up visit. Registries and studies not involving a study drug are allowed. * Patient that signed the consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Active internal bleeding or recent (\< 6 months) major bleeding event requiring surgical procedure or transfusion * History of intracranial, intraocular, spinal bleeding or known intracranial neoplasm, arteriovenous malformation, or aneurysm * Severe, disabling stroke (modified Rankin score of 4 to 5, inclusive) within 3 months * Planned invasive procedure with potential for uncontrolled bleeding * Impaired hemostasis such as known International Normalized Ratio (INR) \>1.5; past or present bleeding disorder (including congenital bleeding disorders such as von Willebrand's disease or hemophilia, acquired bleeding disorders, and unexplained clinically significant bleeding disorders), thrombocytopenia (platelet count \<100,000/μL) * Severe chronic renal failure (creat. clearance\<30ml/min) * Known significant liver disease * Device related thrombus (mechanical valve prosthesis, left atrial appendage or septal closure devices, pacemaker leads) * Patients with mechanical valve prosthesis * Cardiogenic shock * Pregnancy or breast-feeding patient * Known allergy or hypersensitivity to VKA or DOA drugs * Inability or unwillingness to comply with study-related procedures * Participation in another clinical research protocol with other investigational agents or devices within the previous 30 days, planned use of investigational drugs or devices, or previous enrolment in this trial (participation in a trial of routine care is authorized at the same time) * Patient under tutorship or curatorship
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AP-HM CHU La Timone
Marseille, France
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AP-HP CHU Bichat
Paris, France
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AP-HP CHU Lariboisière
Paris, France
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AP-HP Hopital Ambroise Paré
Paris, France
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Ap-Hp Hegp
Paris, France
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CH Bastia
Bastia, France
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CH Chartres
Chartres, France
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CH Compiègne Noyon
Compiègne, France
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CH Francois Mitterand
Pau, France
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CHR Metz-Thionville
Metz, France
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CHU Angers
Angers, France
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CHU Arnaud de Villeneuve
Montpellier, France
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CHU Brest
Brest, France
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CHU Gabriel Montpied
Clermont-Ferrand, France
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CHU La réunion NORD
Saint-Denis, Reunion
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CHU Lille
Lille, France
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CHU Limoges
Limoges, France
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CHU Nantes
Nantes, France
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CHU Nice
Nice, France
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CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière
Paris, France
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CHU Poitiers
Potiers, France
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CHU Rennes
Rennes, France
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CHU Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
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CHU Toulouse
Toulouse, France
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CHU de Nimes
Nîmes, France
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Centre Cardiologique du Nord
Saint-Denis, France
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Centre Hopistalier de Valence
Valence, 26000, France
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Ch Auxerre
Auxerre, 89000, France
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Ch Avignon
Avignon, France
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Ch Bretagne Atlantique
Vannes, 56000, France
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Clinique du Millenaire
Montpellier, France
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Groupe Hospitalier Mutualiste
Grenoble, France
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Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut Lévêque
Bordeaux, France
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Hôpital Cardiovasculaire Louis Pradel
Lyon, France
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Hôpital Privé Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, France
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