Hospital heparin use under the microscope: did they follow the rules?
NCT ID NCT06096064
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how well hospitals follow the standard protocol for giving heparin, a blood thinner, to patients with blood clots or heart issues. Researchers checked 100 patients to see if their heparin doses were adjusted correctly based on blood test results. The goal was to find out how often care matched the recommended guidelines.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Aug 2023
- 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
• Patient's aged 18 years or older with a confirmed diagnosis of DVT/PE based on imaging or a confirmed diagnosis of ACS requiring heparin therapy
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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's aged 18 years or older with a confirmed diagnosis of DVT/PE based on imaging or a confirmed diagnosis of ACS requiring heparin therapy Exclusion Criteria: * History of bleeding in the last 30 days * History of HIT * Use of systemic anticoagulants for another indication * Presence of coagulation disorder prior to admission (i.e. hemophilia, sickle cell anemia, etc.)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75082, United States
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