PREvention of VENous ThromboEmbolism Following Radical Prostatectomy
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2019-11-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The PREVENTER Trial aims to compare the use of perioperative pharmacologic prophylaxis
(subcutaneous heparin) with intermittent pneumatic compression devices (IPCs) to the use of
IPCs alone for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after radical prostatectomy
(RP).