CClinicalTrials.gg
CompletedNCT02935751ADIOSUpdated Sep 12, 2018

Apixaban Discontinuation Prior to Major Surgery

An observational study in Hemorrhage and Thromboembolism, sponsored by Thomas Jefferson University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 99 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-09-12.

Sponsored by Thomas Jefferson University · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
130
Ages
18 Years to 99 Years
Sex
All
01

Study summary

The ADIOS study is a prospective, observational study will evaluate one hundred and thirty (130) patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation who are currently receiving treatment with apixaban as indicated to reduce the risk of stroke or systemic embolism, and who require an elective major surgical or invasive procedure will be included in the study. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of the recommended pre-procedure washout period of 48 hours.

Read the detailed description

This study will estimate for what proportion of patients a 48 hour pre-procedure apixaban discontinuation is sufficient to achieve minimal apixaban plasma levels (less than 30 ng/mL) prior to surgery. The investigators hypothesize that this portion will be 80-95%.

All patients will have a blood draw at 48 hours prior to procedure and then a second blood draw on the morning of the procedure to test apixaban plasma and anti-Xa levels. Patients will also receive a follow-up phone call at 30 days to collect information on clinical events.

02

Conditions studied

  • Hemorrhage
  • Thromboembolism
03

In context

Thromboembolism

818 studies on the registry are indexed under Thromboembolism; 98 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 130 is below the median of 500 across 344 observational studies indexed under Thromboembolism.

Browse Thromboembolism studies →

Lead sponsor

Thomas Jefferson University is the lead sponsor of 384 studies on the registry; 71 are open to participants now.

Of its 44 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 20 (45%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

04

Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 99 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

130 patients who are currently receiving treatment with apixaban for non-valvular atrial fibrillation and scheduled for an elective surgical procedure.

Inclusion criteria

  • At least 18 years of age
  • On long term anticoagulation with apixaban for treatment of non-valvular atrial fibrillation or venous thromboembolism
  • Undergoing elective major surgery or invasive procedure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability to obtain informed consent for the blood sample draws
  • Any condition precluding collection of follow-up information
  • Participation in another clinical trial
  • Apixaban Package Insert Recommendations and Cautions
  • Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG) within 24 hours prior to the start of study drug.
  • Women must not be breastfeeding
  • WOCBP must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception for the duration of treatment with study drug apixaban plus 5 half-lives of study drug apixaban (approximately 3 days) plus 30 days (duration of ovulatory cycle) for a total of 33 days post- treatment completion.
  • Males who are sexually active with WOCBP must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception for the duration of treatment with study drug apixaban plus 5 half-lives of the study drug (approximately 3 days) plus 90 days (duration of sperm turnover) for a total of 93 days post-treatment completion.
  • Azoospermic males and WOCBP who are continuously not heterosexually active are exempt from contraceptive requirements. However WOCBP must still undergo pregnancy testing as described.
  • The safety and efficacy of apixaban have not been studied in patients with prosthetic heart valves. Therefore, use is not recommended in these patients.
05

Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
130 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • OtherLab tests for plasma levels of apixaban and anti-10a factor

    All patients will have a blood draw at 48 hours prior to elective surgical procedure and then a second blood draw on the morning of the procedure to test apixaban plasma and anti-Xa levels.

06

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Apixaban plasma concentration

    Determine whether the recommended 48 hour pre-procedure discontinuation period is sufficient to achieve minimal apixaban plasma concentration of \< 30 ng/ml prior to surgery

    Time frame: Prior to elective surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Anti-10a apixaban plasma concentration

    Assess changes in anti-Xa apixaban levels following apixaban discontinuation but prior to the procedure

    Time frame: Prior to elective surgery

  2. 30 day outcomes assessment

    Incidence of major events within 30 days including bleeding events, arterial thromboembolic events, and deaths caused by bleeding or thrombosis.

    Time frame: Up to 30 days post- procedure

07

Study locations

1 site
  • Thomas Jefferson University
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, United States
08

References and documents

Publications

  • Merli GJ, Kraft WK, Eraso LH, Galanis T, Thomson LJ, Ouma GO, Viscusi E, Gong JZ, Lam E. Apixaban Discontinuation for Invasive Or major Surgical procedures (ADIOS): A prospective cohort study. Vasc Med. 2022 Jun;27(3):269-276. doi: 10.1177/1358863X211047270. Epub 2021 Nov 22. PubMed 34809507 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

09

Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 12, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
10

Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02935751
Lead sponsor
Thomas Jefferson University
Collaborators
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 17, 2016
Start date
Oct 2016
Primary completion
Jul 2018
Completion
Sep 2018
Last update
Sep 12, 2018

Study contacts

Geno J. Merli, MD
principal investigator · Thomas Jefferson University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
View the source record on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Not currently enrolling

This study is completed, as verified in Sep 2018. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.

Follow this study

Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.

Sign in to follow

Discussion

Questions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.

Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.

Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.

Start the discussion