Table 3.

Ongoing studies in the antithrombotic treatment of adult patients who have acute PE with or without concomitant DVT

SettingInterventionStudy designClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Massive and submassive PE Recombinant human prourokinase vs alteplase Phase 2a randomized NCT03108833 
High and intermediate-high risk PE with emboli in the pulmonary trunk or in the main pulmonary arteries Surgical pulmonary embolectomy vs catheter-directed thrombolysis Randomized, phase 2, non-inferiority NCT03218410 
Acute submassive PE (radiologic extension) Thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (DS-1040b) Phase 1b, single ascending dose, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled NCT02923115 
Normotensive right ventricular dysfunction Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy by indigo aspiration system Prospective, single group NCT03218566 
 Intrapulmonary thrombolysis by Bashir endovascular catheter Prospective, single group NCT03927508 
 Catheter-directed thrombolysis vs ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis Randomized controlled NCT02758574 
 Diuretic vs vascular filling Randomized controlled NCT02531581 
 Supplemental oxygen added to conventional anticoagulant treatment vs standard management Randomized, open label NCT04003116 
 Nitric oxide (inhaled) vs placebo Randomized, triple blind NCT01939301 
 Sildenafil + apixaban vs apixaban Randomized, open label NCT02946944 
Isolated subsegmental PE No anticoagulant treatment of patients with isolated subsegmental emboli and negative serial bilateral lower extremity ultrasound Prospective cohort NCT01455818 
Hemodynamically stable symptomatic PE HESTIA vs PESI scores for acute management concerning home treatment Randomized, open label NCT02811237 
Normotensive right ventricular dysfunction and/or increased biomarkers LMWH for 72 hours followed by dabigatran Prospective, single-group assignment NCT02596555 
Intermediate-high risk PE Alteplase + UFH followed by apixaban vs placebo + UFH followed by apixaban Randomized, quadruple blind NCT03988842 
SettingInterventionStudy designClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Massive and submassive PE Recombinant human prourokinase vs alteplase Phase 2a randomized NCT03108833 
High and intermediate-high risk PE with emboli in the pulmonary trunk or in the main pulmonary arteries Surgical pulmonary embolectomy vs catheter-directed thrombolysis Randomized, phase 2, non-inferiority NCT03218410 
Acute submassive PE (radiologic extension) Thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (DS-1040b) Phase 1b, single ascending dose, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled NCT02923115 
Normotensive right ventricular dysfunction Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy by indigo aspiration system Prospective, single group NCT03218566 
 Intrapulmonary thrombolysis by Bashir endovascular catheter Prospective, single group NCT03927508 
 Catheter-directed thrombolysis vs ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis Randomized controlled NCT02758574 
 Diuretic vs vascular filling Randomized controlled NCT02531581 
 Supplemental oxygen added to conventional anticoagulant treatment vs standard management Randomized, open label NCT04003116 
 Nitric oxide (inhaled) vs placebo Randomized, triple blind NCT01939301 
 Sildenafil + apixaban vs apixaban Randomized, open label NCT02946944 
Isolated subsegmental PE No anticoagulant treatment of patients with isolated subsegmental emboli and negative serial bilateral lower extremity ultrasound Prospective cohort NCT01455818 
Hemodynamically stable symptomatic PE HESTIA vs PESI scores for acute management concerning home treatment Randomized, open label NCT02811237 
Normotensive right ventricular dysfunction and/or increased biomarkers LMWH for 72 hours followed by dabigatran Prospective, single-group assignment NCT02596555 
Intermediate-high risk PE Alteplase + UFH followed by apixaban vs placebo + UFH followed by apixaban Randomized, quadruple blind NCT03988842 
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