PROphylaxis for Venous ThromboEmbolism in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (PROTEST)

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2026-07-11
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Overview

Official protocol title:

PROPHYLAXIS FOR VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM IN SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, A DOUBLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Intervention/treatment:
FRAGMIN / LOVENOX / HEPARIN
Medical condition:
VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM
Protocol code:
0785
Control number:
204678
Status:
Recruiting
Approved:
May 11, 2017
Trial phase:
Phase 3
For more information:
ClinicalTrials.gov - NCT03559114
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Eligibility

Sex: ALL
Age
18 Years and older
Accepts healthy volunteers: No

Contacts and locations

Contact
Name
Farhad Pirouzmand, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Role
CONTACT
Phone:
416-480-6100
Extension 5263
Name
Kanthi Kavikondala, CCRP
Role
CONTACT
Phone:
416-480-6100
Extension 87546
Sponsor
SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Locations

Alberta

Foothills Medical Centre
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 2T9
Recruiting
Name
Olesya Dmitrieva
Role
CONTACT
Name
Andreas Kramer, MD
Role
CONTACT
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta, T5H 3V9
Recruiting
Name
Patrica Thompson
Role
CONTACT
Name
Tayne Hewer
Role
CONTACT
Name
Jim Kutsogiannis, MD, MHS, FRCPC
Role
CONTACT
University of Alberta Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7
Recruiting
Name
Patrica Thompson
Role
CONTACT
Name
Tayne Hewer
Role
CONTACT
Name
Jim Kutsogiannis, MD, MHS, FRCPC
Role
CONTACT

British Columbia

Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9
Recruiting
Name
Rebecca Grey
Role
CONTACT
Name
Donald Griesdale, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Role
CONTACT

Nova Scotia

Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3A7
Recruiting
Name
Laura-Lee Magennis
Role
CONTACT
Name
Lisa Julien
Role
CONTACT
Name
Sean Christie, MD, FRCSC
Role
CONTACT
Name
Laurel Murphy, MD
Role
CONTACT

Ontario

Hamilton Health Sciences Centre
Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5
Recruiting
Name
Amanda Martyniuk
Role
CONTACT
Name
Sunjay Sharma, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Role
CONTACT
Name
Paul Engels, MD
Role
CONTACT
Kingston General Hospital
Kingston, Ontario, K7N 2V7
Recruiting
Name
Tracy Boyd
Role
CONTACT
Name
Gordon Boyd, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Role
CONTACT
Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5
Recruiting
Name
Farhad Pirouzmand, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Role
CONTACT
Name
Damon Scales, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Role
CONTACT
The Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario, KIH 8L6
Recruiting
Name
Rebecca Porteous
Role
CONTACT
Name
Sydney Mietzitis
Role
CONTACT
Name
Shane English, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Role
CONTACT
Unity Health Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, M5B1W8
Recruiting
Name
Marlene Santos, MD, MSc
Role
CONTACT
Name
Michael Cusimano, MD, MHPE, FRCS, PhD
Role
CONTACT

Quebec

Hopital de L'Enfant-Jesus
Quebec, Quebec, G1J 1Z4
Recruiting
Name
David Bellemare
Role
CONTACT
Name
Alexis Turgeon-Fournier, MD
Role
CONTACT

Saskatchewan

Royal University Hospital
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 0W8
Recruiting
Name
Emily Junk
Role
CONTACT
Name
Gary Hunter, MD, FRCPC, CSCN (EEG)
Role
CONTACT
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