The SOX Trial: Compression Stockings to Prevent the Post-Thrombotic Syndrome

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.

Verified April 2009 by Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital. Recruitment status was Active, not recruiting

First Received on September 1, 2005. Last Updated on February 12, 2010 History of Changes

Sponsor:	Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital
Collaborators:	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Sigvaris Corporation
Information provided by:	Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00143598

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether elastic compression stockings used for 2 years are effective in preventing the post-thrombotic syndrome in patients with symptomatic proximal deep venous thrombosis.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Deep Venous Thrombosis	Device: Knee-length, graduated elastic compression stocking Device: Knee-length, placebo stocking	Phase III

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title:	The SOX Trial: Compression Stockings to Prevent the Post-Thrombotic Syndrome After Symptomatic Proximal Deep Venous Thrombosis

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Deep Vein Thrombosis

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Incidence of PTS [ Time Frame: During 2-year follow up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Severity of PTS, including incidence of venous ulcer [ Time Frame: During 2-year follow up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Incidence of objectively confirmed recurrent VTE, death from VTE and major bleeding [ Time Frame: During 2-year follow up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
C-reactive protein [ Time Frame: At baseline and 30 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Quality of life [ Time Frame: During 2-year follow up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Cost-effectiveness [ Time Frame: During 2-year follow up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	800
Study Start Date:	June 2004
Estimated Study Completion Date:	January 2012
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	January 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1 Knee-length, graduated elastic compression stocking	Device: Knee-length, graduated elastic compression stocking Worn daily for 2 years, 30-40 mm Hg
Placebo Comparator: 2 Knee-length, placebo stocking	Device: Knee-length, placebo stocking Worn daily for two years

Detailed Description:

The post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a frequent, burdensome and costly condition that occurs in about one third of patients after an episode of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Affected patients have chronic leg pain and swelling, and sometimes develop skin ulcers. At present, there is little to offer for the treatment of this condition. Prevention of PTS is the key to reducing its burden on patients and society. Elastic compression stockings (ECS) could be helpful in preventing PTS, however data on their effectiveness are scarce and conflicting.

Comparison(s): Knee-length, 30-40 mm Hg (Class II), graduated ECS worn on the DVT-affected leg daily for 2 years compared to knee-length, inactive (i.e. no compression) stocking, identical in appearance to active ECS, worn on the DVT-affected leg daily for 2 years.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Consecutive patients with a first, symptomatic, objectively confirmed proximal DVT diagnosed within the last 14 days (with or without concurrent distal DVT or pulmonary embolism)
Who have no contraindications to standard treatment with heparin and/or warfarin, and
Who provide informed consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

Contraindication to compression stockings
Limited lifespan (estimated < 6 months)
Geographic inaccessibility preventing return for follow-up visits
Inability to apply stockings daily and unavailability of a caregiver to apply stockings daily
Treatment of acute DVT with thrombolytic agents

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00143598

Locations

United States, Michigan
Henry Ford Health Systerm
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
United States, North Carolina
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
United States, Oklahoma
Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
Canada, British Columbia
Victoria Heart Institute Foundation
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8R 4R2
Canada, Manitoba
St. Boniface General Hospital
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R2H 2A6
Canada, Nova Scotia
QE II Health Sciences Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 2Y9
Canada, Ontario
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8P 3B6
Hamilton Health Sciences - McMaster University Medical Centre
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5
Hamilton Health Sciences - Chedoke Division
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5
Hamilton Health Sciences - General Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L 2X2
Hamilton Health Sciences - Henderson General Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8V 1C3
London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4G5
The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4E9
Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
University Health Network - Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2C4
Canada, Quebec
Centre Hospitalier Pierre-Boucher
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, J4M 2A5
Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1E2
St. Mary's Hospital Center
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1M5
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal - Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2W 1T8
Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H1T 2M4
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal - Hôpital Notre-Dame
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2L 4M1
Montreal General Hospital - McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4G 1A4
Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4J 1C5
Royal Victoria Hospital - McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 1A1
Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire de Québec, Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, G1J 1Z4

Sponsors and Collaborators

Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Sigvaris Corporation

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Susan R. Kahn, M.D., M.Sc.

Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital

More Information

No publications provided by Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Kahn SR, Shbaklo H, Shapiro S, Wells PS, Kovacs MJ, Rodger MA, Anderson DR, Ginsberg JS, Johri M, Tagalakis V; SOX Trial Investigators. Effectiveness of compression stockings to prevent the post-thrombotic syndrome (the SOX Trial and Bio-SOX biomarker substudy): a randomized controlled trial. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2007 Jul 24;7:21.

Responsible Party:	Susan R. Kahn, M.D., M.Sc, Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00143598 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	MCT-63142, ISRCTN71334751
Study First Received:	September 1, 2005
Last Updated:	February 12, 2010
Health Authority:	Canada: Health Canada

Keywords provided by Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital:

Postphlebitic Syndrome
Post-Thrombotic Syndrome
Elastic Stockings

Stockings, Compression
Randomized Controlled Trials
Quality of Life

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Postthrombotic Syndrome
Postphlebitic Syndrome
Thrombosis
Venous Thrombosis
Embolism and Thrombosis

Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Venous Insufficiency
Phlebitis
Peripheral Vascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 12, 2012