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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01111669
Date of registration: 15/09/2009
Primary sponsor: University of Alberta
Public title: Intravenous Tranexamic Acid and Intraoperative Visualization During Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Scientific title: Intravenous Tranexamic Acid and Intraoperative Visualization During Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: August 2009
Target sample size: 28
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01111669
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:   Erin Wright, MD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  University of Alberta
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients must be diagnosed with either:

1. Chronic rhinosinusitis with polyposis (CRSwP) or

2. Chronic hyperplastic sinusitis. Patients must have an ASA classification of I or II
and must be undergoing bilateral FESS as treatment for one of the above diagnoses.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Hypertension (treated or untreated)

2. Thrombotic diathesis

3. Vascular disease, risk factors for vascular disease,

4. Colorblindness

5. Renal failure

6. Pregnancy



Age minimum: 17 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Chronic Hyperplastic Sinusitis
Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Polyposis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Normal Saline (placebo)
Drug: Tranexamic Acid
Primary Outcome(s)
The Wormald grading scale, this is a validated instrument used to assess intraoperative bleeding during video endoscopy sinus surgery. [Time Frame: Intraoperatively (as infusion of tranexamic acid or placebo is being infused)]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Completeness of the surgical procedure as affected by bleeding. [Time Frame: Intraoperatively]
Number and types of any complications or adverse events [Time Frame: Peri-operative period]
Perioperative Sinus Endoscopy (POSE) scoring system, a systematic visualization evaluation of the sinuses [Time Frame: Intraoperatively]
Surgical time. [Time Frame: Intraoperatively]
Total blood loss (monitoring of suctioned blood and monitoring of sponges and throat packs used during the operation) [Time Frame: Intraoperatively]
Secondary ID(s)
200901
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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