Switching Drug Therapy for the Prevention of Blood Clot Formation From Enoxaparin to Rivaroxaban After Orthopedic Surgery for Either Total Hip or Total Knee Replacement

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

56

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 31, 2010

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2010

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2010

Conditions
ArthritisOsteoarthritis, KneeOsteoarthritis, HipThromboembolism
Interventions
DRUG

Rivaroxaban

10mg tablet daily, receiving the first dose within two days after admission to the subacute unit. The total duration of combined venous blood clot prevention therapy with enoxaparin and rivaroxaban may not exceed 35 days for patients with total hip replacement or 14 days with total knee replacement

Trial Locations (5)

Unknown

Denver

Hollywood

Tamarac

Vero Beach

Glen Cove

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Bayer

INDUSTRY

lead

Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC

INDUSTRY