Dabigatran Etexilate for Secondary Stroke Prevention in Patients With Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (RE-SPECT ESUS)
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2026-07-11
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RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, EVALUATION IN SECONDARY STROKE PREVENTION COMPARING THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF THE ORAL THROMBIN INHIBITOR DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE (110 MG OR 150 MG, ORAL B.I.D.) VERSUS ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID (100 MG ORAL Q.D.) IN PATIENTS WITH EMBOLIC STROKE OF UNDETERMINED SOURCE (RESPECT ESUS)
Intervention/treatment:
Intervention/treatment
Name given to the drug used in the clinical trial. This may be a code name, a chemical name of the active ingredient, a non-proprietary name or brand name.
The disease or condition that's being studied in the clinical trial.
STROKE
Protocol code:
Protocol Code
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1160.189
Control number:
Control number
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177788
Status:
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Closed
Approved:
Approved
The date that the clinical trial has been determined to meet Health Canada’s regulatory requirements. For drug clinical trials, this means that a no objection letter or an authorization was issued.
October 06, 2014
Date Completed:
Date completed
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Eligibility
Eligibility
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Sex: an eligibility criteria based on biological characteristics. Information in the portal is based on available data and will default to 'all' when no other data is available.
Age: The age a person must be to participate in the clinical trial.
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: People who do not have the disease or condition can participate in the clinical trial.
Sex:
ALL
Age
18 Years to 150 Years
Accepts healthy volunteers:
No
Contacts and locations
Contact
Contact
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BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM (CANADA) LTD LTEE
Locations
Alberta
Foothills Medical Centre
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 2T9
Grey Nuns Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta, T6L 5X8
University of Alberta Hospital (University of Alberta)
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7
Manitoba
Prairie Mountain Health
Brandon, Manitoba, R7A 2B3
New Brunswick
Saint John Regional Hospital
Saint John, New Brunswick, E2L 4L2
Newfoundland and Labrador
Eastern Health (MUN)
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3V6
Ontario
Hopital Notre-Dame du CHUM
Montreal, Ontario, H2L 4M1
Jewish General Hospital
Montreal, Ontario, H3T 1E2
St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1R6
Toronto Western Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8
Victoria Hospital (LHSC)
London, Ontario, N6A 5A5
Quebec
CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval Research Centre
Québec, Quebec, G1J 1Z4
CHUS Fleurimont
Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4
CSSS de Chicoutimi
Chicoutimi, Quebec, G7H 5H6
Hopital Charles - LeMoyne
Greenfield Park, Quebec, J4V 2H1
Montreal General Hospital - McGill University Health Centre
