How Often Does the Fecal Test for Occult Blood Turn Positive After Using Blood Thinners?
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorJordan Collaborating Cardiology Group
About this trial
Blood thinner medications used for cardiovascular disease can cause gastrointestinal bleeding. Early detection of invisible bleeding by performing occult fecal blood test (called fecal immunochemical test, or FIT) can uncover serious disease in the stomach and intestine and enable the treating physician to refer the patient for further evaluation.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Adults aged 18 years or older.
Have an indication to use oral antiplatelet or anticoagulant agent(s).
Absence of past bleeding tendency of gastrointestinal disease.
Agrees to have the test done (FIT).
Disqualifiers
Presence of past bleeding tendency of gastrointestinal disease.
Refusal to have the test done (FIT).
Refusal to sign the informed consent.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT)
Treatment groups
200 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov