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SPARK: Safety Study of Pradaxa in Atrial Fibrillation Patients by Regulatory Requirement of Korea

NCT01774370, Completed, Boehringer Ingelheim; results first posted 2019-03-08

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ConductScience Library. SPARK: Safety Study of Pradaxa in Atrial Fibrillation Patients by Regulatory Requirement of Korea. Trials, record NCT01774370. Release trials-2026-11-12-0.5.0, 12 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/trials/NCT01774370

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Trial

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Title
SPARK: Safety Study of Pradaxa in Atrial Fibrillation Patients by Regulatory Requirement of Korea
NCT number
NCT01774370
Status
Completed
Enrollment
3,182 participants, actual
Lead sponsor
Boehringer Ingelheim
Conditions
Atrial Fibrillation
Interventions
Pradaxa (Dabigatran etexilate mesilate)
First posted
2013-01-24
Last updated
2019-03-08
Results first posted
2019-03-08

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Registered outcomes3

Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

ListOutcomeTime frameDescription
Primary
Occurrence of Adverse Events(Including Unexpected Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events, Drug-related Adverse Events, Adverse Events Leading to Discontinuation and Adverse Events by Intensity, Outcome of the Event, Causality)
up to 26 weeks
Occurrence of adverse events(Including unexpected adverse events, serious adverse events, drug-related adverse events, adverse events leading to discontinuation and adverse events by intensity, outcome of the event, causality). Number analyzed presents the "Number of participants with Adverse events"
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With Strokeup to 26 weeksStroke was defined as an acute episode of focal or global neurological dysfunction caused by brain, spinal cord, or retinal vascular injury as a result of haemorrhage or infarction.
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With Systemic Embolismup to 26 weeks
Systemic embolism was defined as an acute vascular occlusion of the extremities or any organ (kidneys, mesenteric arteries, spleen, retina or grafts) and was to be documented by angiography, surgery, scintigraphy or autopsy.

Outcomes3

Each outcome the trial posted results for, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

TypeOutcomeTime framePopulationUnitsMeasured as
PRIMARY
Occurrence of Adverse Events(Including Unexpected Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events, Drug-related Adverse Events, Adverse Events Leading to Discontinuation and Adverse Events by Intensity, Outcome of the Event, Causality)
up to 26 weeksSafety analyses will be based on all patients treated, i.e. all patients who received at least one dose of Pradaxa.Adverse eventsNUMBER
SECONDARYPercentage of Participants With Strokeup to 26 weeksEffectiveness Analysis set: Effectiveness analysis will be performed to the patients who have been on Pradaxa more than 12 weeks (in case of long-term follow up, 24 weeks).percentage of participantsNUMBER
SECONDARYPercentage of Participants With Systemic Embolismup to 26 weeksEffectiveness Analysis setpercentage of participantsNUMBER

Results by group5

Each measurement the trial posted, group by group, in the words and numbers it posted.

OutcomeGroupCategoryValueSpreadUnits
Occurrence of Adverse Events(Including Unexpected Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events, Drug-related Adverse Events, Adverse Events Leading to Discontinuation and Adverse Events by Intensity, Outcome of the Event, Causality)
Pradaxa Group871Adverse events
Percentage of Participants With StrokePradaxa GroupYes0.30percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants With StrokePradaxa GroupNo99.70percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants With Systemic EmbolismGroup not reportedYespercentage of participants
Percentage of Participants With Systemic EmbolismPradaxa GroupNo100.0percentage of participants

Participant flow3

How many started, completed or left each group, period by period.

PeriodMilestoneGroupParticipantsUnits counted
Overall StudySTARTEDPradaxa Group3,182
Overall StudyCOMPLETEDPradaxa Group3,053
Overall StudyNOT COMPLETEDPradaxa Group129

Adverse events81

Each adverse event the trial posted, group by group: the participants affected out of those at risk.

TypeEventOrgan systemGroupAffectedAt riskEvents
seriousDyspepsiaGastrointestinal disordersPradaxa Group23,053
seriousGastritisGastrointestinal disordersPradaxa Group13,053
seriousHaematocheziaGastrointestinal disordersPradaxa Group33,053
seriousGastric ulcerGastrointestinal disordersPradaxa Group13,053
seriousColitis ischaemicGastrointestinal disordersPradaxa Group13,053
seriousDuodenal ulcer haemorrhageGastrointestinal disordersPradaxa Group13,053
seriousHaematemesisGastrointestinal disordersPradaxa Group13,053
seriousIleus paralyticGastrointestinal disordersPradaxa Group13,053
seriousLarge intestine polypGastrointestinal disordersPradaxa Group13,053
seriousDizzinessNervous system disordersPradaxa Group13,053

Adverse event totals3

The totals the trial posted for each group.

TotalGroupAffectedAt risk
Total, all-cause mortalityPradaxa Group53,053
Total, other adverse eventsPradaxa Group03,053
Total, serious adverse eventsPradaxa Group1043,053

Papers0

The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.

None in this release.

Grants0

The grants NIH RePORTER links to the trial, newest funded first: NIH's, and some of AHRQ's, CDC's, FDA's and VA's. Each shows its title, principal investigators, organization and funder in its newest year.

None in this release.

Trial comparisons0

Comparisons of the trial's two groups, calculated by ConductScience from the counts it posted.

None in this release.

Tests0

The ConductCognition tests this trial's registered outcomes name, as ScienceGraph matched them in trial-tests-2026-11-12-0.2.1.

None in this release.

Data dates

The day each source was copied for this release.

ClinicalTrials.gov
2026-11-12
ClinicalTrials.gov
Results, from AACT
2026-03-23
AACT
NIH grant links
2026-11-13
NIH RePORTER

Sources 3

  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
  • ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
  • NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain
Each source's terms
  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
  • ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
  • NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)

ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions.

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