New study tests simple blood thinner to protect new moms from deadly clots
NCT ID NCT07140211
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether giving new mothers a low-dose blood thinner for just 7-10 days after delivery can prevent blood clots in the legs or lungs. About 9,200 women with certain risk factors (like emergency C-section, obesity, or pre-eclampsia) will either receive the drug or no treatment. The goal is to see if this short-term approach reduces clot risk without causing serious bleeding.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
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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 9,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2030
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.
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18 years and older
- 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: postpartum women after delivery AND ≥1 major risk factor / ≥2 minor risk factors: * Major risk factors: Emergency cesarean section ; Pre-pregnancy BMI ≥35kg/m2 ; Known low-risk thrombophilia (heterozygous factor V Leiden; heterozygous G20210 prothrombin mutation) ; Pre-eclampsia ; Pre-term delivery ; Peripartum systemic infection ; Intra-uterine growth restriction ; Pregnancy loss * Minor risk factors: Age ≥35 years ; Pre-pregnancy BMI 30.0-34.9kg/m2 ; Current smoking ; Elective cesarean section ; Postpartum hemorrhage ; Antenatal immobility Exclusion Criteria: * ≥2 doses of postpartum LMWH * Any indication for therapeutic anticoagulation * A high-risk of postpartum VTE * An increased bleeding risk * A contra-indication to heparin
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Conditions
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The places running it
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
RECRUITINGLausanne, Switzerland
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Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale
RECRUITINGLugano, Switzerland
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Geneva University Hospitals
RECRUITINGGeneva, Switzerland
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Hôpital du Valais
RECRUITINGSion, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Baden
RECRUITINGBaden, Switzerland
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Lindenhofspital
RECRUITINGBern, Switzerland
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Réseau Hospitalier Neuchâtelois
RECRUITINGNeuchâtel, Switzerland
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Universitätsspital Basel
RECRUITINGBasel, Switzerland
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