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How Often Does the Fecal Test for Occult Blood Turn Positive After Using Blood Thinners?

Jordan200 participantsStarted 2026-02-01

Plain-language summary

Blood thinner medications used for cardiovascular disease can cause gastrointestinal bleeding. Early detection of invisible bleeding by performing occult fecal blood test (called fecal immunochemical test, or FIT) can uncover serious disease in the stomach and intestine and enable the treating physician to refer the patient for further evaluation.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 years or older. * Have an indication to use oral antiplatelet or anticoagulant agent(s). * Absence of past bleeding tendency of gastrointestinal disease. * Agrees to have the test done (FIT). * Agrees to sign the informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of past bleeding tendency of gastrointestinal disease. * Refusal to have the test done (FIT). * Refusal to sign the informed consent.

What they're measuring

Positive Fecal Immunochemical Test

Timeframe: From the time of enrollment to the end of the study at 3 months

Positive Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT)

Timeframe: From enrollment to the end of the study at 3 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07327853

SponsorJordan Collaborating Cardiology Group

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2026-12-31

Contact for this trial

Ahmad Qarqash, MD

+9625001000 researchculture2020@gmail.com

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