Hospital study aims to find best way to monitor blood thinner dosing
NCT ID NCT06329921
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study compares two methods for monitoring the blood thinner heparin in hospitalized patients with blood clots. One method uses a standard clotting test (PTT), while the other uses a newer test (anti-Xa). The goal is to see which method helps patients reach the right blood thinner level faster. About 700 adults at Vanderbilt University Hospital will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- unfractionated heparin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show which monitoring method is better for quickly getting blood thinner levels right, potentially improving treatment for blood clots.
- What could go wrong
- This is a pragmatic trial comparing existing methods, not testing a new drug. Results may not apply to all hospitals or patients, and the study is observational in nature.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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700 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2026
- 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: * Patients at Vanderbilt University Hospital age 18 years and older who are admitted as observation or inpatients for whom intravenous unfractionated heparin (monitored via the PTT nurse-managed protocol) is ordered. * Baseline PTT value is ≥0 and ≤ 36.0 seconds * Baseline heparin level anti-Xa assay value is ≥0 and ≤0.3 Exclusion Criteria: * Indication for anticoagulation is extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or cerebrovascular ischemic event. * Provider determines patient is not appropriate for the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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