Post-Marketing Surveillance on the Use of Prazaxa® (Japanese Prazaxa PMS, second)

25/05/2017
25/09/2026
EU PAS number:
EUPAS19283
Study
Finalised
Study type

Study topic

Disease /health condition
Human medicinal product

Study type

Non-interventional study

Scope of the study

Safety study (incl. comparative)

Data collection methods

Primary data collection
Non-interventional study

Non-interventional study design

Cohort
Other

Non-interventional study design, other

Non-interventional, prospective, observational, single arm
Study drug and medical condition

Medicinal product name

Medicinal product name, other

Prazaxa Capsules 75 mg 110 mg

Study drug International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name

DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) code

(B01AE07) dabigatran etexilate
dabigatran etexilate

Medical condition to be studied

Atrial fibrillation
Population studied

Short description of the study population

Adolescents and adults using Prazaxa® Capsules in real-world setting after the availability of idarucizumab.

Age groups

  • Adults (46 to < 65 years)
  • Adults (65 to < 75 years)
  • Adults (75 to < 85 years)
  • Adults (85 years and over)

Special population of interest

Other

Special population of interest, other

Patients with atrial fibrillation

Estimated number of subjects

6000
Study design details

Main study objective

The study objective is to confirm appropriate use and safety profile of Prazaxa® Capsules in real-world setting after the availability of idarucizumab.

Outcomes

Primary outcome:
Absolute and relative (%) frequency of patients with suspected adverse
drug reactions (ADRs).
Secondary outcome
None
Further outcomes:
Incidence of stroke/SEE
Incidence of bleeding
Incidence of myocardial infarction (MI)
Incidence of gastrointestinal (GI) disorder

Data analysis plan

Analyses are descriptive in nature, including confidence intervals. Due to the nature of the observational study, no confirmatory statistical testing is foreseen in this study. Subgroup analyses are also performed if sample size allows.