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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 April 2013
Main ID:  PACTR201203000369163
Date of registration: 06/03/2012
Primary sponsor: AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY PGME
Public title: Tranexamic Acid as a haemostatic adjunct to ornipressin during open myomectomy
Scientific title: Tranexamic Acid as a haemostatic adjunct to ornipressin during open myomectomy
Date of first enrolment: 2012-05-01
Target sample size: 34
Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
URL:  HTTP://www.pactr.org/ATMWeb/appmanager/atm/atmregistry?da=true&tno=PACTR201203000369163
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Factorial: participants randomly allocated to either no,one,some or all interventions simultaneously,
Randomised,
Block randomization of 4 by a computer generated sequence, assigning the intervention drug( tranexamic acid or Saline),
The pharmacist preparing the intervention drug or placebo has sealed opaque envelopes containig the prescription of tranexamic acid or placebo, following preparation, the drug is dispensed to a study assistant who delivers it to theatre where the patient is undergoing myomectomy .The surgeon , study assistant and anaesthetist are blinded.,
 
Countries of recruitment
South Africa
Contacts
Name: Obura   Timona
Address:  3rd Paklands Avenue Nairobi Nairobi Kenya
Telephone: 0722727772
Email: obura.timona@aku.edu
Affiliation:  Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of Medical Education
Name: William   Stones
Address:  3rd Parklands Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Telephone: 0734364203
Email: stones.william@aku.edu
Affiliation:  Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient with documented symptomatic uterine fibroids
Written informed consent
No prior treatment using GnRh analogues or antagonists
No History of bleeding disorder prior use of anticoagulants
No prior history of DVT or prothrombotic state


Exclusion criteria: Patient without fibroids
Patient with Coagulopathies or treatment with anticoagulants
Patient who declines to give consent


Age minimum: 18 Year
Age maximum: 60 Year
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

myomectomy
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
Blood loss in each group
Secondary Outcome(s)
Duration of surgery
Hospital stay
Number of pints transfused
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Aga Khan university PGME
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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