ISRCTN58790500
Completed
Phase 4
Single centre randomised controlled trial to assess the effect of the addition of twenty-four hours of oral tranexamic acid post-operatively to a single intra-operative intravenous dose of tranexamic acid on calculated blood loss following primary hip and knee arthroplasty
The Belfast and Health Social Care Trust (BHSCT)0 sites1,056 target enrollmentJune 21, 2016
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Elective primary hip or knee replacement
- Sponsor
- The Belfast and Health Social Care Trust (BHSCT)
- Enrollment
- 1056
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
2018 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30064517 protocol 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34192922/ results for total hip arthroplasty (added 20/01/2022) 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34587808/ results for total knee arthroplasty (added 20/01/2022) 2022 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35816170/ Cost analysis (added 10/07/2023)
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •1\. Awaiting primary elective hip or knee replacement
- •2\. Both male \& female
- •3\. Aged between 18 and 100 years
Exclusion Criteria
- •Current participant exclusion criteria as of 28/03/2018:
- •1\. Patients who do not pass a pre\-operative assessment for elective total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA)
- •2\. Fractured neck of femur
- •3\. Haemophiliac or coagulation disorders that require TXA
- •4\. Allergy to tranexamic acid or any of its excipients
- •5\. Platelets \<75,000/mm3 at pre\-operative assessment\*
- •6\. Patients on active treatment for venous thromboembolism (VTE) (deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolisms (PE)) within 6 months of surgery\*
- •7\. History of VTE within 6 months of surgery\*
- •8\. Patients who have had a myocardial infarction (MI) within 12 months\*
- •9\. Cardiac stent within 12 months of surgery\*
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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