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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT03011866
Date of registration: 16/12/2016
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Public title: Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Gross Hemorrhage and Transfusions of Spine Surgeries TARGETS
Scientific title: Intravenous Versus Topical Use of Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Gross Hemorrhage and Transfusions of Spine Surgeries (TARGETS) : A Prospective, Randomized, Double Blind, Head-to-head Comparison Study
Date of first enrolment: February 2017
Target sample size: 176
Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03011866
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Contacts
Name:     Qianyu Zhuang, M.D.
Address: 
Telephone: 86-13552869326
Email: zhuangqianyu@pumch.cn
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA)classification of physical status I-II.

- Aged over 50yrs.

- Patients suffering from spinal stenosis or intervertebral disc displacement and
require multilevel decompression and bone graft fusion surgeries.

- Written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

- ASA III-IV.

- Age= 50yrs.

- History of chronic renal dysfunction (preoperative blood creatinine> 120mmol/L), liver
dysfunction (preoperative blood aspartate or alanine aminotransferase> 50 units/L) or
history of coronary artery disease with stent placement.

- Abnormal preoperative coagulation profile (preoperative prothrombin time elongation>
3s, activated partial thromboplastin time elongation> 10s, platelet counts< 100*10^9/L
or >400*10^9/L, or INR> 1.4).

- Pre-existing anemia (male< 12g/dL, female<11g/dL).

- Long-term medications of aspirin and/or other anticoagulants.

- Patients known as allergic to TXA.

- Patients who have religious and/or other beliefs limiting blood transfusion.

- Dura mater laceration and/or unexpected massive bleeding during operation.

- Cell saver application during operation.



Age minimum: 50 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Intervertebral Disc Displacement
Spinal Stenosis
Intervention(s)
Drug: 1mg/kg/hr TXA intravenous infusion till the last suture
Drug: Wound topically irrigated with 500mg TXA
Primary Outcome(s)
Perioperative Total blood loss (TBL) [Time Frame: Since operation initiation till postoperative day 3 (POD3)]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Length of hospital stay [Time Frame: A single inpatient duration since the day of admission till the day of discharge, an average of 1 week]
Perioperative transfusion amounts [Time Frame: Since operation initiation till postoperative 48hrs]
Postoperative activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT) [Time Frame: Tested at operation completion, postoperative 24hrs and postoperative 48hrs]
Postoperative international normalized ratio(INR) [Time Frame: Tested at operation completion, postoperative 24hrs and postoperative 48hrs]
Postoperative fibrinogen level(Fbg) [Time Frame: Tested at operation completion, postoperative 24hrs and postoperative 48hrs]
Postoperative hidden blood loss (HBL) [Time Frame: 48hrs postoperatively]
Postoperative R time [Time Frame: Tested at operation completion, postoperative 24hrs and postoperative 48hrs, using thromboelastography tests.]
Combined visible perioperative blood loss [Time Frame: Since operation initiation till postoperative 48hrs]
Total postoperative blood loss [Time Frame: 0- 48hrs postoperatively]
Adverse event rates [Time Frame: Since operation initiation till postoperative 48hrs]
Postoperative K time [Time Frame: Tested at operation completion, postoperative 24hrs and postoperative 48hrs, using thromboelastography tests.]
Visible postoperative blood loss within 48hrs [Time Frame: 0- 48hrs postoperatively]
Postoperative lysis after 30 minutes(LY 30) [Time Frame: Tested at operation completion, postoperative 24hrs and postoperative 48hrs, using thromboelastography tests.]
Perioperative transfusion rates [Time Frame: Since operation initiation till postoperative 48hrs]
Visible intraoperative blood loss [Time Frame: Since operation initiation till operation completion, an average of 120min]
Postoperative maximum amplitude (MA) [Time Frame: Tested at operation completion, postoperative 24hrs and postoperative 48hrs, using thromboelastography tests.]
Visible postoperative blood loss within 24hrs [Time Frame: 0- 24hrs postoperatively]
Postoperative hemoglobin nadir [Time Frame: Since operation completion till postoperative 48hrs]
Postoperative prothrombin time(PT) [Time Frame: Tested at operation completion, postoperative 24hrs and postoperative 48hrs]
Secondary ID(s)
PUMCH-000391
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
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