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Clinical Trials/NCT01260818
NCT01260818
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Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Topical Tranexamic Acid Plus Standard Of Care Versus Standard Of Care For The Reduction Of Blood Loss Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Surgery

The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine1 site in 1 country100 target enrollmentStarted: December 2010Last updated:

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Sponsor
The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Enrollment
100
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Blood loss as calculated from change in haematocrit

Overview

Brief Summary

Tranexamic acid has been shown to reduce postoperative blood losses and transfusion requirements in a number of types of surgery. Most trials in orthopedic surgery have been conducted intravenously in arthroplasty, hip fracture and spine surgeries. This study would aim to see the effect of topical use of tranexamic acid in reduction of blood loss and transfusions for total hip arthroplasty

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Single (Participant)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patient who are to undergo elective total hip arthroplasty.
  • Must be primary arthroplasty.
  • Must be single-side arthroplasty.
  • Must be older than 18 years.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Cemented arthroplasty.
  • Patients with a platelet count less than 100, 000/mm3 or history of thrombocytopenia .
  • Patients with known coagulopathy (APTT or PT outside normal range pre-operatively).
  • Patients who have a past medical history of thrombi-embolism at any time.
  • Patients with anemia (hemoglobin levels less than 8 mg/dl or hematocrit \<24%).
  • Patients with documented DVT or PE at screening or in past three months.
  • Patients having known hypersensitivity to tranexamic acid or any other. constituent of the product.
  • Patients with any associated major illness (e.g., severe cardiac \[New York Heart Association Class III or IV\] or respiratory disease).
  • Anticoagulants (other than LMWH or heparin in prophylactic doses to prevent deep vein thrombosis), direct thrombin inhibitors or thrombolytic therapy administered or completed within last week.
  • Jehovah's Witnesses, or any other group of patients with ethical objections to receiving blood products.

Arms & Interventions

Tranexamic Acid

Experimental

Intervention: Tranexamic Acid (Drug)

control group

Placebo Comparator

Intervention: normal saline (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Blood loss as calculated from change in haematocrit

Time Frame: 7 days

Secondary Outcomes

  • Intra-operative blood loss(1 day)
  • Postoperative blood loss(postoperative 4 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 7days respectively)
  • Hemoglobin levels(postoperative 4 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 7days respectively)
  • drainage volume(postoperative 1 day, 2 days)
  • Proportion of patients receiving transfusions(7 days)
  • Incidence of deep vein thrombosis postoperatively(7 days)

Investigators

Sponsor
The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Sponsor Class
Other

Study Sites (1)

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