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Tranexamic Acid for The Treatment of Gastrointestinal Bleeding

U

University of Indonesia (UI)

Status

Suspended

Conditions

Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Treatments

Other: Placebo
Drug: Tranexamic acid injection

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03540368
18-04-0393

Details and patient eligibility

About

Studies showed that in cases of gastrointestinal bleeding, injection tranexamic acid decreasing the risk of death and the need of surgical intervention. However, the quality of most clinical trials were not good and the results were not significant. Injection tranexamic acid does not become one of the treatment option in the international guidelines nor in national consensus, so the effectiveness and the safety of its use in the treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding remains unclear and not routinely used.

In Indonesia, injection tranexamic acid in gastrointestinal bleeding is limitedly used and recorded. Therefore, a clinical trial study of injection tranexamic acid is required to assess the effectiveness and the safety in the treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding.

Full description

This study is a randomized double-blind controlled trial study. Interventions were given in the form of tranexamic acid injection compared to placebo in patients with acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Tranexamic acid were administered intravenously 1 gram loading dose, followed by 3 grams maintenance dose in infusion for 24 hours. Other routine and standardized drugs for gastrointestinal bleeding will still be given. Statistical analysis will use: Chi square test or Kolmogorov-Smirnov with alternative Fisher test for categorical dependent-variable; Independent T-Test with alternative Mann-Whitney test for two-group numerical dependent-variable; and one-way ANOVA with alternative Kruskal-Wallis for more than two-groups numerical dependent-variable.

Enrollment

336 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Adults
  • Patients with acute lower and upper gastrointestinal bleeding (assessed clinically)
  • Patients agreed to participate in the study and signed the informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Allergy with tranexamic acid
  • Patients considered by the clinician can not be randomized to participate in the study
  • Patients with chronic kidney disease stage III - V

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

336 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Tranexamic acid injection
Experimental group
Description:
Group with tranexamic acid injection
Treatment:
Drug: Tranexamic acid injection
Placebo
Placebo Comparator group
Description:
Group with Placebo
Treatment:
Other: Placebo

Trial documents
1

Trial contacts and locations

1

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