Project Title

Acute Medically Ill VTE Prevention With Extended Duration Betrixaban Study (The APEX Study) (APEX).

Official Title

(Apex) Multicenter, Randomized, Active-Controlled Efficacy And Safety Study Comparing Extended Duration Betrixaban With Standard Of Care Enoxaparin For The Prevention Of Venous Thromboembolism In Acute Medically Ill Patients.

Project Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether extended prophylaxis with oral betrixaban can prevent blood clots in the leg and lung that sometime occur in patients hospitalized for an acute medical illness and to compare these results with standard of care enoxaparin. The safety of betrixaban will also be studied.

Blood Disorder

  • Venous Thromboembolism

Patient Recruitment Details

Patient recruitment status: Closed

Number of Patients (globally)

7513 participants.

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