A Study to Compare the Risk of a Major Bleeding in Participants Who Received Blood Thinning Medications Following a Blood Clot
| Status: | Active, not recruiting | 
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Cardiology, Cardiology | 
| Therapuetic Areas: | Cardiology / Vascular Diseases | 
| Healthy: | No | 
| Age Range: | 18 - Any | 
| Updated: | 5/12/2018 | 
| Start Date: | June 13, 2016 | 
| End Date: | December 31, 2019 | 
Risk of Major Bleeding Associated With Apixaban Verses Warfarin in the Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in US Clinical Practice
A study to compare the risk of a major bleeding in participants who received 2 different
blood thinning medications following a blood clot
			blood thinning medications following a blood clot
Inclusion Criteria:
- An acute-care inpatient encounter with a principal or secondarydiagnosis of VTE, or an
ambulatory-care encounter with any diagnosis of VTE
- An outpatient pharmacy claim for apixaban or warfarin during the 30-day period
following the index encounter
- Continuous and comprehensive medical/drug coverage for ≥6 months preceding the index
encounter
Exclusion Criteria:
- Evidence of a trial fibrillation/flutter or chemotherapy/radiation therapy for
malignancy (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) during 6-month period preceding first
receipt of index therapy
- Evidence of VTE(VTE event)during 6-month period preceding index encounter
- Evidence of malignancy (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) during 90-day period
preceding first receipt of index therapy
Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria could apply
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