TXA Soaked Gelatin Sponge to Reduce Rectus Sheath Hematoma After C.S. in Patients Using Warfarin

NCT ID: NCT05439694

Last Updated: 2023-02-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

63 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-07-03

Study Completion Date

2023-02-01

Brief Summary

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The aim of this randomized controlled study is to demonstrate the effect of Local application of TXA impregnated in a gelatin sponge in reducing Rectus sheath hematoma formation in patients treated with warfarin following cesarean section.

Detailed Description

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The study will include (63) pregnant women attending for cesarean delivery who will receive anticoagulation (warfarin) postnatally.

Patients included in this study will be subjected to:

\- Informed consent: patients representing the study population will be counselled about the intervention and informed written consent will be taken.

Consenting patients will be subjected to the following:

1\. Detailed personal, obstetric and medical and surgical history. 2- Examination: General Examination.

* Vital signs: Blood pressure, pulse and temperature.
* Weight, height, BMI.
* Abdominal examination for assessment of fundal level. 3. Laboratory Investigations Preoperatively
* CBC, Coagulation Profile, Blood Chemistry. 5. Abdominal Ultrasound: in order to assess the following: a. Gestational age determination. c. Placental site. CS will be done by Senior Obstetricians, Using Standard CS technique, with visceral and parietal peritoneum re-approximation and insertion of a passive intraperitoneal drain. Fascial closure will be done using continuous slowly absorbable sutures. Meticulous hemostasis will be achieved using monopolar cauterization. An active drain (Hemovac®) will be applied in the space between anterior rectus sheath and the rectus abdominis muscle in all patients.

Patients will be randomly assigned into three groups Randomization is done by computer generated random numbers in opaque envelops.

Group 1:

(21) patients will have 2 pieces of Gelatin Sponges (SURGISPON®; AEGIS LIFESCIENCES, India) (Size, 40 cm2) soaked in Tranexamic acid (Kapron, Amoun Pharmaceuticals SAE, Egypt. 5ml Amp, 100mg /1ml) each sponge will be soaked with one ampoule and applied between the anterior rectus sheath and the rectus abdominis muscle, one sponge on each muscle.

Group 2:

(21) patients will have 2 Gelatin Sponges (SURGISPON®; AEGIS LIFESCIENCES, India) (Size, 40 cm2) Not impregnated with Tranexamic acid applied locally using the same method as the previous group.

Group 3:

(21) patients will have Neither Gelatin Sponge nor Tranexamic acid applied. Follow up patients for vital signs and manifestations of allergic reactions in the immediate post operative period.

The intraperitoneal drain will be removed after 24 hours in all groups. While the (Hemovac®) drain will be removed after achieving target INR in all groups.

All Patients will be receiving bridging anticoagulation using LMWH(Enoxaparin) alone for 3 days in therapeutic doses (1mg/kg twice daily) to be initiated 12 hours after Surgery in most cases.Then Warfarin will be added on post operative day 3. LMWH will be withdrawn after achieving target INR.

Then comparison between the three groups regarding

* Hemovac® Drain output in cc per day till achieving Target INR Levels for all patients.
* Ultrasound assessment of rectus sheath hematoma if present after achieving Target INR Levels for all patients.

Conditions

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Rectus Sheath Hematoma Cesarean Section

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Gelatin Sponges soaked with TXA

21 patients will have 2 pieces of Gelatin Sponges (SURGISPON®; AEGIS LIFESCIENCES, India) (Size, 40 cm2) soaked in Tranexamic acid (Kapron, Amoun Pharmaceuticals SAE, Egypt. 5ml Amp, 100mg /1ml) each sponge will be soaked with one ampoule and applied between the anterior rectus sheath and the rectus abdominis muscle, one sponge on each muscle.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tranexamic acid

Intervention Type DRUG

have 2 pieces of Gelatin Sponges (SURGISPON®; AEGIS LIFESCIENCES, India) (Size, 40 cm2) soaked in Tranexamic acid (Kapron, Amoun Pharmaceuticals SAE, Egypt. 5ml Amp, 100mg /1ml)

Gelatin Sponges

2 Gelatin Sponges (SURGISPON®; AEGIS LIFESCIENCES, India) (Size, 40 cm2)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tranexamic acid

Intervention Type DRUG

have 2 pieces of Gelatin Sponges (SURGISPON®; AEGIS LIFESCIENCES, India) (Size, 40 cm2) soaked in Tranexamic acid (Kapron, Amoun Pharmaceuticals SAE, Egypt. 5ml Amp, 100mg /1ml)

NO SPONGE

21 patients will have no sponge inserted 10 ml of saline

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Tranexamic acid

have 2 pieces of Gelatin Sponges (SURGISPON®; AEGIS LIFESCIENCES, India) (Size, 40 cm2) soaked in Tranexamic acid (Kapron, Amoun Pharmaceuticals SAE, Egypt. 5ml Amp, 100mg /1ml)

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Gelatin Sponges (SURGISPON®; AEGIS LIFESCIENCES, India)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* o Pregnant women attending for elective CS.

* Women on antenatal anticoagulation ( LMWH , UFH , Fondaparinux ) for conditions such as : Prosthetic Valve , DVT , Pulmonary embolism , Dural sinus thrombosis , AF.
* Pregnant Women with indication for postnatal warfarin anticoagulation( Prosthetic Valve , DVT , Dural Sinus Thrombosis , AF , Pulmonary embolism )
* Age between 20-40 years.
* Pregnancies between 37 and 39 weeks
* BMI between (18.5 - 30.0)

Exclusion Criteria

* o Pregnancy with risk of obstetric hemorrhage such as abnormally invasive placenta, placenta previa, placental abruption.

* Women with Renal and Hepatic failure
* Women with bleeding diathesis for reasons other than warfarin anticoagulation therapy
* Women with known allergy to Tranexamic acid
* Anemia Hb below 8g/dl
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ayman Hany, MD

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Cairo University

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

References

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Gibbons L, Belizan JM, Lauer JA, Betran AP, Merialdi M, Althabe F. Inequities in the use of cesarean section deliveries in the world. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Apr;206(4):331.e1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.02.026. Epub 2012 Mar 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22464076 (View on PubMed)

Hatjipetrou A, Anyfantakis D, Kastanakis M. Rectus sheath hematoma: a review of the literature. Int J Surg. 2015 Jan;13:267-271. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.12.015. Epub 2014 Dec 19.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25529279 (View on PubMed)

Cherry WB, Mueller PS. Rectus sheath hematoma: review of 126 cases at a single institution. Medicine (Baltimore). 2006 Mar;85(2):105-110. doi: 10.1097/01.md.0000216818.13067.5a.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16609349 (View on PubMed)

Jafferbhoy SF, Rustum Q, Shiwani MH. Abdominal compartment syndrome--a fatal complication from a rectus sheath haematoma. BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Apr 2;2012:bcr1220115332. doi: 10.1136/bcr.12.2011.5332.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22602838 (View on PubMed)

Osinbowale O, Bartholomew JR. Rectus sheath hematoma. Vasc Med. 2008 Nov;13(4):275-9. doi: 10.1177/1358863X08094767.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18940904 (View on PubMed)

McCormack PL. Tranexamic acid: a review of its use in the treatment of hyperfibrinolysis. Drugs. 2012 Mar 26;72(5):585-617. doi: 10.2165/11209070-000000000-00000.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22397329 (View on PubMed)

Liang J, Liu H, Huang X, Xiong W, Zhao H, Chua S, Li Z. Using tranexamic acid soaked absorbable gelatin sponge following complex posterior lumbar spine surgery: A randomized control trial. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2016 Aug;147:110-4. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.06.001. Epub 2016 Jun 13.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27343711 (View on PubMed)

Hany A, Mansour A, Sediek M, Nabil M. Role of tranexamic acid-soaked gelatin sponge in minimizing rectus sheath hematoma after cesarean section in women treated with warfarin, a simple tool for high-risk cases, a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Med Res. 2023 Oct 20;28(1):448. doi: 10.1186/s40001-023-01434-7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37864195 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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AymanMscPPH

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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