Tailored blood thinners could save limbs in PAD patients
NCT ID NCT07613840
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a personalized blood-thinning plan, guided by a blood test, can prevent dangerous blood clots better than the standard one-size-fits-all approach in people with peripheral artery disease who have had leg surgery. About 484 adults will be randomly assigned to either the personalized plan or standard treatment. Their medications will be adjusted based on blood test results over a year to see if the tailored approach reduces clots, amputations, and repeat procedures.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Aspirin and Clopidogrel (blood thinners)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a more effective, personalized way to prevent blood clots and reduce amputations in people with peripheral artery disease after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with 484 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The personalized plan may not reduce clots or could increase bleeding risks compared to standard care.
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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 484 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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: * Patients with a named arterial extremity injury or named vessel revascularization for atherosclerosis requiring open and/or closed revascularization. * Patients at the age of 18 or older Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are younger than 18 years old * Known pregnancy (females of childbearing potential will have a pregnancy test prior to surgery as per standard of care) * Prisoners, defined as those who have been directly admitted from a correctional facility. * No atherosclerosis * Subject has active stomach ulcers * Subject has severe hepatic impairment * Subject has a recent history of intracranial hemorrhage. If the patient has a history of cerebral hemorrhage with no new central nervous system disease of \>1 year, the study team will consult with the
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Salem Hospital (Mass General Brigham)
RECRUITINGSalem, Massachusetts, 01970, United States
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