Efficacy of Short Term Dabigatran Etexilate Followed by Aspirin Monotherapy After LAA (Left Atrial Appendage) Device Closure (the DEA-LAA Study).
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Single arm, prospective unblinded study on post Watchman LAA closure device implant anti-coagulation management at a primary center (Vanderbilt Medical Center) and up to 5 additional high volume LAA implant centers. This trial will be designed to evaluate the use of dabigatran for 90 days post implantation of an LAA closure device (Watchman LAA Closure Device, Boston Scientific Inc.) to prevent device related thrombus.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03539055
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Enrollment
- 100 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Aug 31, 2018
- Primary completion
- Dec 30, 2023
- Completion
- Feb 28, 2024
- Last update posted
- Jun 9, 2025
2018 – 2024
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville | Tennessee | 37232 | — |
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