Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:50 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:50 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00329433
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients who are scheduled for elective Cardiac or Thoracic Surgery.
* Age \> 18 years of age.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with a clinical suspicion or a documented history of DVT/PE
* Patients who may require anticoagulation during the post-op period. (i.e. Patients with a history of A-fib, scheduled for a MAZE procedure or placement of a mechanical valve, or those on Coumadin/IV heparin preoperatively)
* Patients who have a history of HIT or if there is a suspicion of the patient having HIT pre-operatively.
* Documented allergy to heparin, desirudin, or lepirudin
* Patients with a history of coagulation disorder
* Platelet count\< 100 X109 /dl
* Active bleeding
* Serum Creatinine ≥ 1.5 mg/dl or CrCl ≤ 30 ml/min
* Patients with a baseline coagulopathy (INR \> 1.5 or aPTT \> 45 sec)
* Patients with liver disease
* Pregnancy
* Patients who require ventricular assist devices before or after surgery
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT00329433
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00329433