Trial Outcomes & Findings for Tranexamic Acid for Craniofacial Surgery (NCT NCT00722436)

NCT ID: NCT00722436

Last Updated: 2017-02-15

Results Overview

This is the blood administered during surgery. The blood comes form the blood bank. It is not cell salvage blood. The volume was normalized by weight.

Recruitment status

TERMINATED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

20 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

intraoperative and postoperative (24 hr)

Results posted on

2017-02-15

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Tranexamic Acid
Tranexamic acid (100 mg/kg load, 10 mg/kg/hr) Tranexamic acid: 100 mg/kg load, then 10 mg/kg/hr Patients are randomized to TXA or saline. This group is the TXA group.
Placebo
Saline saline: Placebo
Overall Study
STARTED
9
11
Overall Study
COMPLETED
9
11
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Tranexamic Acid for Craniofacial Surgery

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Tranexamic Acid
n=9 Participants
Tranexamic acid (100 mg/kg load, 10 mg/kg/hr) Tranexamic acid: 100 mg/kg load, then 10 mg/kg/hr Patients are randomized to TXA or saline. This group is the TXA group.
Placebo
n=11 Participants
Saline saline: Placebo
Total
n=20 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
11 Participants
n=7 Participants
20 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
5 Participants
n=7 Participants
8 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
6 Participants
n=7 Participants
12 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: intraoperative and postoperative (24 hr)

This is the blood administered during surgery. The blood comes form the blood bank. It is not cell salvage blood. The volume was normalized by weight.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Tranexamic Acid
n=9 Participants
Tranexamic acid (100 mg/kg load, 10 mg/kg/hr) Tranexamic acid: 100 mg/kg load, then 10 mg/kg/hr Patients are randomized to TXA or saline. This group is the TXA group.
Placebo
n=11 Participants
Saline saline: Placebo
Total Volume (ml/kg) of Allogeneic Blood Exposure.
16.1 ml/kg
Standard Deviation 13.9
17.1 ml/kg
Standard Deviation 10.4

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 24 hours

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Tranexamic Acid
n=9 Participants
Tranexamic acid (100 mg/kg load, 10 mg/kg/hr) Tranexamic acid: 100 mg/kg load, then 10 mg/kg/hr Patients are randomized to TXA or saline. This group is the TXA group.
Placebo
n=11 Participants
Saline saline: Placebo
Number of Patients That Remained Transfusion Free
2 participants
0 participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: (baseline, after osteotomies, and immediately after procedure)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Tranexamic Acid
n=9 Participants
Tranexamic acid (100 mg/kg load, 10 mg/kg/hr) Tranexamic acid: 100 mg/kg load, then 10 mg/kg/hr Patients are randomized to TXA or saline. This group is the TXA group.
Placebo
n=11 Participants
Saline saline: Placebo
Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Prothrombin Time (PT), Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) at Three Time Points (Baseline, After Osteotomies, and Immediately After Procedure).
PTT-immediately after surgery
33.3 seconds
Standard Deviation 3.5
34.8 seconds
Standard Deviation 3.9
Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Prothrombin Time (PT), Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) at Three Time Points (Baseline, After Osteotomies, and Immediately After Procedure).
PT -baseline
15.1 seconds
Standard Deviation 0.84
13.8 seconds
Standard Deviation 0.74
Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Prothrombin Time (PT), Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) at Three Time Points (Baseline, After Osteotomies, and Immediately After Procedure).
PT-after osteotomies
18.5 seconds
Standard Deviation 3.93
16.1 seconds
Standard Deviation 1.94
Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Prothrombin Time (PT), Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) at Three Time Points (Baseline, After Osteotomies, and Immediately After Procedure).
PT-immediately after surgery
17.7 seconds
Standard Deviation 1.18
17 seconds
Standard Deviation 1.74
Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Prothrombin Time (PT), Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) at Three Time Points (Baseline, After Osteotomies, and Immediately After Procedure).
PTT -baseline
34.6 seconds
Standard Deviation 2.92
32.9 seconds
Standard Deviation 2.67
Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Prothrombin Time (PT), Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) at Three Time Points (Baseline, After Osteotomies, and Immediately After Procedure).
PTT-after osteotomies
37.2 seconds
Standard Deviation 9.75
34.6 seconds
Standard Deviation 3.62

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline, after osteotomies, immediately after surgery

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Tranexamic Acid
n=9 Participants
Tranexamic acid (100 mg/kg load, 10 mg/kg/hr) Tranexamic acid: 100 mg/kg load, then 10 mg/kg/hr Patients are randomized to TXA or saline. This group is the TXA group.
Placebo
n=11 Participants
Saline saline: Placebo
Platelets
platelets-baseline
301 10^9 platelets/L
Standard Deviation 109
364 10^9 platelets/L
Standard Deviation 125
Platelets
platelets-after osteotomies
253 10^9 platelets/L
Standard Deviation 101
300 10^9 platelets/L
Standard Deviation 107
Platelets
platelets-immediately after surgery
223 10^9 platelets/L
Standard Deviation 89
231 10^9 platelets/L
Standard Deviation 99

Adverse Events

Tranexamic Acid

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Placebo

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Franklyn Cladis

The Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Phone: 412-692-5260

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place