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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN58790500
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)

Registry
who.int
Start Date
June 21, 2016
End Date
July 6, 2020
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
The Belfast and Health Social Care Trust (BHSCT)

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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