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Register: IRCT
Last refreshed on: 22 February 2018
Main ID:  IRCT201011202854N6
Date of registration: 2013-02-05
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Vice chancellor for research, Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Public title: The effect of Tranexamic Acid on prevention of increased hemorrhage in Traumatic Brain Injury
Scientific title: The effect of Tranexamic Acid on prevention of increased hemorrhage in Traumatic Brain Injury
Date of first enrolment: 2013-04-04
Target sample size: 150
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  http://en.irct.ir/trial/2721
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment.  
Phase:  3
Countries of recruitment
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Name: Masoumeh Abedzadeh Kalahroudi   
Address:  Kashan University of Medical Sciences,Trauma Research Center, Ravand Road 8715973447 Kashan Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 36 1562 0634
Email: abedzadeh@kaums.ac.ir
Affiliation:  Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Name: Dr. Esmaiel Fakharian   
Address:  Kashan University of Medical Sciences,Trauma Research center, Ravand Road 8715973447 Kashan Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 36 1562 0634
Email: fakharian-e@Kaums.ac.ir
Affiliation:  Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Any traumatic brain lesion in CT scan such as sub arachnid hemorrhage, intra Cranial hemorrhage, subdural hemorrhage …; age 15 years and more; non penetrating trauma; the first CT scan within 8 hours after trauma; no need to brain surgery during 8 hours.
Exclusion criteria: patients with coagolopathy; serum creatinine more than 2 mg; massive organs injury; hospital admission after 8 hours from trauma; pregnant patients; drugs which induced coaglopathy; patients who are unable to perform secondary CT scan.

Exclusion criteria:

Age minimum: 15 years
Age maximum: 70 years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Brain trauma.
Intracranial injury
Intracranial injury
Intervention(s)
Administration of Tranexamic acid 1 gr in 100 ml serum as loading dose and then 1 gr in 1000 ml serum during 8 hours
Administration of Normal Salin same as intervention group
Intervention 1: Administration of Tranexamic acid 1 gr in 100 ml serum as loading dose and then 1 gr in 1000 ml serum during 8 hours. Intervention 2: Administration of Normal Salin same as intervention group.
Treatment - Drugs
Primary Outcome(s)
Hemorrhagic Mass size. Timepoint: Before and 24 hours after drug administration. Method of measurement: Using CT scan.
Adverse effect of tranexamic acid. Timepoint: During drug administration till one week. Method of measurement: Observation and patient examination.
The effect of mass on brain tissue. Timepoint: Before and 24 hours after drug administration. Method of measurement: Using CT scan.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Patient recovery status. Timepoint: 3 months after patient discharge. Method of measurement: Based on GCOS.
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Vice chancellor for research, Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Ethical committee of Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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