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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT02063035
Date of registration: 19/12/2013
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Public title: Effectiveness Study of the Drug Tranexamic Acid to Reduce Post-surgery Blood Loss in Spinal Surgery
Scientific title: Topical Application of Tranexamic Acid to Reduce Postoperative Blood Loss in Posterior Approach Spinal Surgery
Date of first enrolment: August 2012
Target sample size: 29
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02063035
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Supportive Care. Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator).  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Kirkham B Wood, MD
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Affiliation:  Massachusetts General Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- 18-85 years, both male and female

- Undergoing elective multi-level spinal surgery with a posterior approach to the
thoracolumbar spine.

- Negative pregnancy test

Exclusion Criteria:

- Allergy to tranexamic acid

- Preoperative anemia (Hemoglobin <11 grams per deciliter [g/dL] )

- Coagulopathy (preoperative platelet count <150,000, International Normalized Ratio
>1.4, or Partial Thromboplastin Time > 1.5 times normal)

- History of deep vein thrombosis, stroke, or pulmonary embolism

- Pregnant or breast feeding

- Liver function tests 2 times the upper limit of normal, and those with creatine
greater than 1.6 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL)

- Infection

- Revision procedure in which the only procedure is removing instrumentation

- Renal impairment

- Dural tear



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 85 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Placebo
Drug: Tranexamic Acid
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in Hemoglobin Level From Preoperative Appointment to Postoperative Hospital Discharge [Time Frame: From preoperative appointment approximately one week before surgery to end of hospital stay up to approximately 5 days after surgery]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Post-operative Blood Transfusions During Hospitalization [Time Frame: From end of surgery on Day 1 to end of hospital stay up to approximately 5 days]
Blood Loss Volume Following Surgery [Time Frame: From end of surgery on Day 1 to end of hospital stay up to approximately 5 days]
Hospital Length of Stay in Days [Time Frame: From end of surgery on Day 1 to end of hospital stay up to approximately 2 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
2012P000266
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 08/06/2017
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT02063035
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