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RecruitingNCT06472518PMT-DVTUpdated May 26, 2026

Pharmaco Mechanical Thrombolysis Associated With Anticoagulation Compared With Anticoagulation in the Acute Phase of Very Symptomatic Proximal Venous Thrombosis of the Lower Limbs.

A Phase 4 interventional study of pharmaco mechanical thrombolysis in Iliofemoral Venous Thrombosis, sponsored by Nantes University Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-26.

Sponsored by Nantes University Hospital · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started May 2026; still recruiting 4 months later.
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
228
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

  • Iliofemoral DVTs (IF DVTs) are vascular disorders associated with high morbidity and mortality, which can be complicated by long-term post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS).
  • Pharmaco mechanical thrombolysis (PMT) is an innovative endovascular technique involving in situ fibrinolysis of the thrombus in the acute phase of thrombosis, followed by mechanical extraction by fragmenting the thrombus.
  • The American ATTRACT study showed that management by catheter-directed thrombolysis and/or PMT in the acute phase is safe and effective at 2 years in a subgroup of DVTif compared with anticoagulation (18% moderate or severe SPT with thrombolysis vs. 28% without thrombolysis).
  • PMT-DVT will be the first study to assess the medium (30 months) and long-term (60 months) efficacy of PMT in the French context, using data from the French National Health Data System.
Read the detailed description

Patients with acute iliofemoral thrombosis will be included in the study after consent. They will be randomized to pharmaco-mechanical thrombolysis combined with anticoagulant therapy with direct oral anticoagulant versus direct anticoagulant therapy alone. They will be monitored, and patients in the anticoagulation-only group may undergo stenting angioplasty in the chronic phase if they present a moderate post-thrombotic syndrome or venous claudication. At the end of 30 months, a medico-economic analysis will be carried out.

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Conditions studied

  • Iliofemoral Venous Thrombosis
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In context

Lead sponsor

Nantes University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 825 studies on the registry; 195 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients who agreed to participate in the study and gave oral consent.
  • Patient affiliated to a social security scheme
  • Iliac and/or common femoral venous thrombosis
  • Recent thrombosis less than or equal to 14 days since qualifying imaging or less than or equal to 21 days since onset of symptoms

And at least 1 of the following criteria:

  • Visual analog scale greater than or equal to 5 and/or
  • Venous claudication and/or
  • Increase in thigh circumference greater than or equal to 5% compared with contralateral thigh.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with superficial femoral or popliteal venous thrombosis without involvement of the common femoral or iliac veins.
  • Patients with isolated thrombosis of the inferior vena cava, without extension to the iliac veins.
  • Thrombosis of inferior vena cava proximal to the renal veins.
  • Minors, pregnant women, adults under guardianship.
  • Chronic renal failure with creatinine clearance below 30ml/min according to Cockroft.
  • Ischaemic phlebitis: proximal venous thrombosis associated with limb ischemia and impaired arterial flow.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
228 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    pharmaco mechanical thrombolysis

    thrombolysis intervention combined with anticoagulant treatment with direct oral anticoagulants

    Device: pharmaco mechanical thrombolysis

  • Active comparator
    oral anticoagulant alone

    a reference treatment arm for patients receiving direct oral anticoagulant alone and stenting angioplasty in case of venous claudication or moderate post-thrombotic syndrome six months after the initial thrombosis.

    Device: pharmaco mechanical thrombolysis

Interventions

  • Devicepharmaco mechanical thrombolysis

    arm with the pharmaco mechanical thrombolysis intervention combined with anticoagulant treatment with direct oral anticoagulants

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Cost-utility analysis

    Cost-utility analysis of the economic efficiency of the PMT strategy compared with the anticoagulation strategy for the treatment of DVT from a collective perspective and a 30-month time horizon

    Time frame: 30 month

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of patients with Villalta score greater than or equal to 10

    Number of patients with Villalta score greater than or equal to 10

    Time frame: 30 month

  2. Number of patients with Villalta score greater than or equal to 15, or presence of ulceration

    Number of patients with Villalta score greater than or equal to 15, or presence of ulceration

    Time frame: 30 month

  3. Number of major hemorrhages and number of clinically relevant non-major hemorrhages according to ISTH criteria

    Number of major hemorrhages and number of clinically relevant non-major hemorrhages according to ISTH criteria

    Time frame: 1, 30 and 60 month

  4. Number of patients with pain greater than or equal to 7 as assessed by the visual analog scale, or the presence of venous claudication, or lower-limb edema with a circumference greater than 20% of the contralateral leg, or failure to return to work.

    Number of patients with pain greater than or equal to 7 as assessed by the visual analog scale, or the presence of venous claudication, or lower-limb edema with a circumference greater than 20% of the contralateral leg, or failure to return to work.

    Time frame: 1 month

  5. VEIN-QOL

    overall assessment by questionnaire

    Time frame: 1,30 and 60 month

  6. CIVIQ 20

    score 0 to 100

    Time frame: 1,30 and 60 month

  7. SF36 scores

    score 0 to 100

    Time frame: 1,30 and 60 month

  8. Number of patients with onset of venous claudication

    Number of patients with onset of venous claudication

    Time frame: 30 month

  9. Number of patients with a trophic disorder, assessed by clinical examination

    Number of patients with a trophic disorder, assessed by clinical examination

    Time frame: 60 month

  10. Incremental cost-utility ratio of MPT compared with anticoagulation strategy

    Incremental cost-utility ratio of MPT compared with anticoagulation strategy

    Time frame: 60 month

  11. Net financial impact over 5 years of TPM distribution

    Net financial impact over 5 years of TPM distribution

    Time frame: 60 month

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 26, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06472518
Lead sponsor
Nantes University Hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 25, 2024
Start date
May 20, 2026
Primary completion
Mar 1, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 1, 2029 (estimated)
Last update
May 26, 2026

Study contacts

Olivier Espitia, Dr
Contact
olivier.espitia@chu-nantes.fr
02 40 08 33 55

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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