Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Oral Direct Factor Xa Inhibitor Rivaroxaban in Patients With Acute Symptomatic Deep-Vein Thrombosis or Pulmonary Embolism
Brief Summary: This is a multicenter, randomized, open-label, assessor-blind, event-driven, non-inferiority program for efficacy with a study treatment duration of 3, 6 or 12 months in patients with confirmed acute symptomatic DVT without symptomatic PE (Einstein-DVT).


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Confirmed acute symptomatic proximal DVT without symptomatic PE

Exclusion Criteria:

* Legal lower age limitations (country specific)
* Thrombectomy, insertion of a caval filter, or use of a fibrinolytic agent to treat the current episode of DVT and/or PE
* Other indication for VKA than DVT and/or PE
* The pre-randomization anti-coagulant treatment (Criteria # 4) has been prolonged from 36 hours to a maximum of 48 hours.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Confirmed acute lower extremity or upper extremity (jugular, innominate, subclavian, axillary, brachial) DVT, PE, splanchnic (hepatic, portal, splenic, mesenteric, renal, gonadal), or cerebral vein thrombosis
* Active cancer defined as metastatic disease and/or any evidence of cancer on cross-sectional or positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, cancer related surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy within the past 6 months; note: non-melanoma skin cancer does not meet the cancer requirement
* Life expectancy \>= 60 days
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 0, 1, or 2
* Obtained =\< 30 days prior to randomization: Platelet count \>= 50,000/mm\^3
* Obtained =\< 30 days prior to randomization: Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate transaminase (AST) =\< 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Obtained =\< 30 days prior to randomization: International normalized ratio (INR) =\< 1.6 (if not taking anticoagulant therapy)
* Obtained =\< 30 days prior to randomization: Calculated creatinine clearance must be \>= 30 ml/min using the Cockcroft-Gault formula
* Negative serum or urine pregnancy test done =\< 24 hours prior to randomization, for women of childbearing potential only; note: a women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) is defined as any female who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy) and is not postmenopausal; menopause is defined as 12 months of amenorrhea in a woman over age 45 years in the absence of other biological or physiological causes
* Ability to complete questionnaire(s) by themselves or with assistance
* Ability to provide informed written consent
* Willing to return to enrolling institution for follow-up (during the Active Monitoring Phase of the study)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any of the following:

  * Pregnant women
  * Nursing women
  * Men or women of childbearing potential who are unwilling to employ adequate contraception

    * Note: women of child bearing potential must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception for the duration of treatment with study drug (s) plus 33 days after finishing the last dose
    * Males who are sexually active with WOCBP must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception for the duration of treatment with study drug (s) plus 93 days after finishing the last dose
    * Azoospermic males and WOCBP who are continuously not heterosexually active are exempt from contraceptive requirements; however they must still undergo pregnancy testing as described in this section
* Note: investigators shall counsel WOCBP and male subjects who are sexually active with WOCBP on the importance of pregnancy prevention and the implications of an unexpected pregnancy Investigators shall advise WOCBP and male subjects who are sexually active with WOCBP on the use of highly effective methods of contraception; highly effective methods of contraception have a failure rate of \< 1% when used consistently and correctly
* At a minimum, subjects must agree to the use of one method of highly effective contraception as listed below:

  * HIGHLY EFFECTIVE METHODS OF CONTRACEPTION

    * Male condoms with spermicide
    * Hormonal methods of contraception including combined oral contraceptive pills, vaginal ring, injectables, implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs) such as Mirena by WOCBP subject or male subject?s WOCBP partner
    * Female partners of male subjects participating in the study may use hormone based contraceptives as one of the acceptable methods of contraception since they will not be receiving study drug
    * IUDs, such as ParaGard
    * Tubal ligation
    * Vasectomy
    * Complete abstinence

      * Complete abstinence is defined as complete avoidance of heterosexual intercourse and is an acceptable form of contraception for all study drugs; female subjects must continue to have pregnancy tests; acceptable alternate methods of highly effective contraception must be discussed in the event that the subject chooses to forego complete abstinence
* Treatment with an anticoagulant for more than 7 days for the current blood clot, prior to randomization
* Active bleeding
* Severe hypersensitivity reaction to apixaban, dalteparin, heparin or pork products (e.g., anaphylactic reactions)
* Use of the following CYP3A4 inducers: rifampin, rifabutin, carbamazepine, efavirenz, phenobarbital, phenytoin, fosphenytoin, primidone, and St. John?s wort)
* Thienopyridine therapy (clopidogrel, prasugrel, or ticagrelor) that will be continued on study
* Severe liver disease (known cirrhosis Childs Pugh class B or C), or active hepatitis
* Use of a Factor Xa inhibitor (e.g. apixaban, rivaroxaban, or edoxaban) =\< 3 months prior to randomization
* Treatment of a thromboembolic event =\< 6 months prior to randomization
* Documented venous thromboembolism while on therapeutic anticoagulation (?anticoagulation failure?)
* Mechanical heart valve
* Documented hemorrhagic tendencies
* Bacterial endocarditis
* History of heparin induced thrombocytopenia
* Any of the following conditions:

  * Intracranial bleeding =\< 6 months prior to randomization
  * Intraocular bleeding =\< 6 months prior to randomization
  * Gastrointestinal bleeding and/or endoscopically proven ulcer =\< 6 months prior to randomization
  * Head trauma or major trauma =\<1 month prior to randomization
  * Neurosurgery =\< 2 weeks prior to randomization
  * Major surgery =\< 1 week prior to randomization
  * Overt major bleeding at the time of randomization
  * Gross hematuria at the time of randomization
C: Inclusion criteria:

Inclusion_Criteria

* Acute symptomatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
* Pulmonary embolism (PE) 3-12 months prior to screening, which has been documented by objective testing

Exclusion criteria:

Exclusion_Criteria

* Symptomatic DVT or PE at screening Interruption of anticoagulant therapy for 2 or more weeks during the 3-12 months of treatment for the prior VTE.
* Patients who in the investigators judgement are perceived as having an excessive risk of bleeding Elevated Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or Alanine tranminase (ALT) \> 2x ULN
* Severe renal impairment (estimated creatinine clearance \<= 30 ml/min)
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Children aged birth to \< 18 years with confirmed venous thromboembolism who receive initial treatment with therapeutic dosages of UFH (unfractionated heparin), LMWH (low molecular weight heparin) or fondaparinux and require anticoagulant therapy for at least 90 days. However, children aged birth to \< 2 years with catheter-related thrombosis require anticoagulant therapy for at least 30 days.
* For children younger than 6 months:

  * Gestational age at birth of at least 37 weeks.
  * Oral feeding/nasogastric/gastric feeding for at least 10 days.
  * Body weight ≥2600 g

Exclusion Criteria:

* Active bleeding or bleeding risk contraindicating anticoagulant therapy
* An estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 30 mL/min/1.73 m\*2 (in children younger than 1 year, serum creatinine results above 97.5th percentile excludes participation)
* Hepatic disease which is associated with either: coagulopathy leading to a clinically relevant bleeding risk, or ALT\> 5x upper level of normal (ULN) or total bilirubin \> 2x ULN with direct bilirubin \> 20% of the total
* Platelet count \< 50 x 109/L
* Sustained uncontrolled hypertension defined as \> 95th age percentile
* Life expectancy \< 3 months
* Concomitant use of strong inhibitors of both cytochrome P450 isoenzyme 3A4 (CYP3A4) and P-glycoprotein (P-gp), including but not limited to all human immunodeficiency virus protease inhibitors and the following azole antimycotics agents: ketoconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, posaconazole, if used systemically
* Concomitant use of strong inducers of CYP3A4, including but not limited to rifampicin, rifabutin, phenobarbital, phenytoin and carbamazepine
* Childbearing potential without proper contraceptive measures, pregnancy or breast feeding

Answer: A