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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT02279186
Date of registration: 24/10/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Ain Shams Maternity Hospital
Public title: Effectiveness of Intravenous Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Blood Loss During and After Cesarean Section
Scientific title: Effectiveness of Intravenous Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Blood Loss During and After Cesarean Section ,A Randomized Clinical Trial .
Date of first enrolment: September 2014
Target sample size: 200
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02279186
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Egypt
Contacts
Name:     Nashwa AlSaied, M.D
Address: 
Telephone: 01005369353
Email:
Affiliation: 
Name:     Mahmoud Shalby, MBBCH
Address: 
Telephone: 01121117275
Email: dr_mahmoud.mostafa@yahoo.com
Affiliation: 
Name:     Amr Abdelaziz, M.D
Address: 
Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Ain Shams Maternity Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- - Women undergoing caesarean delivery for various elective indications.

- Full term primiparas / multiparas.

- Singleton pregnancy being delivered by LSCS.

Exclusion Criteria:

- - Medical problems involving the heart, liver, kidney and brain .

- Blood disorders.

- Allergy to tranexamic acid.

- History of thromboembolic disorders, abnormal placentation, severe pre-eclampsia,
uterine anomalies and pathology.

- Multiple pregnancy, macrosomia.

- Polyhydromnios .

- Patients requiring blood transfusion due to anemia



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 40 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Bleeding
Intervention(s)
Drug: Tranexamic Acid
Primary Outcome(s)
Amount of blood loss during cesarean section after placental delivery till end of the operation. [Time Frame: during and 2hours post cesarean section]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Adverse affect of tranexamic acid on mother and neonate . [Time Frame: first 24 hours]
1.Vital signs eg:blood pressure ,heart rate ,respiratory rate during first two post operative hours . [Time Frame: up to 24hours postoperative]
24 hours post operative haemoglobin and haematocrit . [Time Frame: after 24 hours.]
Secondary ID(s)
septemper 2014
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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