New study tracks blood thinner use in pregnant women to prevent bleeding
NCT ID NCT05756244
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 825 pregnant women who need blood thinners for blood clots, observing how these medications are managed around labor and delivery. Researchers aim to see how different strategies affect bleeding risks. The goal is to find safer ways to handle blood thinners during this critical time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better guidelines for managing blood thinners during pregnancy and childbirth, reducing bleeding risks.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new drug or cure. Results may vary across different hospitals and countries.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 825 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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.
Who is studied
Pregnant individuals on anticoagulation for VTE-related indications
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * 18 years of age or older * Requires anticoagulation during the antepartum period of pregnancy for a VTE indication, including at least one of: 1. Objectively confirmed VTE (DVT, superficial vein thrombosis \[SVT\], PE or unusual site thrombosis) diagnosed during the current pregnancy; 2. Objectively confirmed VTE diagnosed in a prior pregnancy; 3. Objectively confirmed VTE diagnosed when not pregnant; 4. Inherited or acquired thrombophilia requiring anticoagulation. * Receiving any dose or type of LMWH during the antepartum period Exclusion Criteria: * Anticoagulation for a non-VTE indication, including prosthetic heart valves, atrial fibrillation, prevention of placenta-mediated pregnancy complications, or prevention of recurrent pregnancy loss (participants can be included with a diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) with or without thrombotic events) * Unable to provide or declined consent. * Home or birthing centre planned delivery.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
14 sites in 5 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aarhus University Hospital
RECRUITINGAarhus, 8200, Denmark
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BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre
RECRUITINGVancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3N1, Canada
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CHU Sainte-Justine
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada
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Duke University Hospital
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Foothills Medical Centre
RECRUITINGCalgary, Alberta, T2N 2T9, Canada
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Hopitaux universitaires de Geneve
RECRUITINGGeneva, 1205, Switzerland
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Le Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Saint-Etienne
RECRUITINGSaint-Etienne, France
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McMaster University Medical Centre
RECRUITINGHamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada
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Montfort Hospital
RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, K1K 0T2, Canada
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Mount Sinai Hospital
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada
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Royal Alexandra Hospital
RECRUITINGEdmonton, Alberta, T5H 3V9, Canada
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St. Boniface Hospital
RECRUITINGWinnipeg, Manitoba, R2H 2A6, Canada
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The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus
RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada
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The Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada
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