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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2016
Main ID:  NCT02653261
Date of registration: 03/01/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University Tunis El Manar
Public title: Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Tranexamic Acid in Endoscopic Transurethral Resections in Urology
Scientific title: Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Blood Transfusion After Endoscopic Transurethral Resections in Urology: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
Date of first enrolment: January 2016
Target sample size: 131
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02653261
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Tunisia
Contacts
Name:     Ali JENDOUBI
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Affiliation:  University Tunis El Manar
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Adult (>/=18)

2. male or female

3. Undergoing elective TURP or TURBT

4. Spinal anesthesia

5. Subject is American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1 or 2.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Atrial fibrillation

2. Coronary artery disease treated with drug eluting stent

3. Severe chronic renal failure

4. Congenital or acquired thrombophilia

5. Known or suspected allergy to tranexamic acid.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 90 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Hemorrhage
Intervention(s)
Drug: Placebo
Drug: Tranexamic Acid
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of red blood cell transfusions [Time Frame: From surgery until 72 hours postoperatively]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Episodes of bladder tamponade requiring evacuation or reintervention [Time Frame: the first postoperative day]
Episodes of acute urinary retention [Time Frame: the first postoperative day]
Postoperative myocardial ischemia assessed by cardiac troponin I [Time Frame: the first postoperative day]
The difference in preoperative and postoperative hematocrit levels to estimate blood loss. [Time Frame: the first postoperative day]
Postoperative bleeding with clot retention [Time Frame: the first postoperative day]
Secondary ID(s)
University Tunis El Manar
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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