Comparing self-management of oral anticoagulant therapy with clinic management -: A randomized trial

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Menéndez-Jándula, B
Souto, JC
Oliver, A
Montserrat, I
Quintana, M
Glch, I
Bonfill, X
Fontcuberta, J
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[1] Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Unitat Hemostasia & Trombosi, Barcelona 08025, Spain
[2] Fdn Puigvert, Barcelona, Spain
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10.7326/0003-4819-142-1-200501040-00006
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Background: control of oral anticoagulant treatment has been reported to be suboptimal, but previous studies suggest that patient self-management improves control. Objective: To compare the quality of control and the clinical outcomes of oral anticoagulant treatment in self-managed patients versus patients following conventional management. Design: Randomized, controlled trial. Setting: University-affiliated hospital in Spain. Patients: 737 patients with indications for anticoagulant treatment. Intervention: The self-management group (n = 368) received simple instructions for using a portable coagulometer weekly and self-adjusting treatment dose. The conventional management group (n = 369) received usual care in an anticoagulation clinic (monthly measurement and control of international normalized ratio [INR], managed by hematologists). Measurements: Percentage of INR values within the target range and major related complications. Results: The median follow-up period was 11.8 months (range, 0.3 to 16.9 months). The unadjusted percentages of in-range INRs were 58.6% in the self-management group and 55.6% in the conventional management group (difference, 3.0 percentage points [95% CI, 0.4 to 5.4 percentage points]). Twenty-seven patients (7.3%) in the conventional management group and 8 (2.2%) in the self-management group had major complications related to anticoagulant treatment. The unadjusted risk difference for major complications between groups was 5.1 percentage points (exact 95% CI, 1.7 to 8.5 percentage points). Fewer patients had minor hemorrhages in the self-management group (14.9%) than in the conventional management group (36.4%). Fifteen patients (4.1%) in the conventional management group and 6 (1.6%) in the self-management group died (unadjusted risk difference, 2.5 percentage points [exact 95% CI, 0.0 to 5.1 percentage points]). Limitations: The trial was performed at only 1 center and was not blinded. The dropout rate in the intervention group was 21%. Conclusions: Compared with conventional management by an anticoagulation clinic, self-management of oral anticoagulant treatment achieved a similar level of control. Of note, major complications and minor hemorrhages were less common in the self-management group.
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