Status:

COMPLETED

Tranexamic Acid (TXA) Versus Epsilon Aminocaproic Acid (EACA) Versus Placebo for Spine Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

NYU Langone Health

Conditions:

Scoliosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

10-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Tranexamic acid (TXA) and epsilon aminocaproic acid (EACA) have been reported to reduce blood loss in the cardiac surgery literature but they have not been reported in use head-to-head in the orthoped...

Detailed Description

Study Design The study is designed as a prospective, randomized, double-blinded control trial. The patient, researcher, surgeon, and anesthesiologist will all be blinded to the patient's treatment. Pa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Undergoing thoracic and/or lumbar surgery for correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, neuromuscular scoliosis, or adult deformity for correction of condition via posterior spinal fusion of 6 levels or greater.

Exclusion

  • No renal dysfunction identified by elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine (CR) or BUN to CR ratio greater than 20:1
  • Hold religious and/or other beliefs limiting blood transfusion
  • Currently use anti-coagulant medication or have past medical history leading to abnormal coagulation profile pre-operatively
  • Significant past medical history preventing the use of TXA or EACA described in the protocol

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

177 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00958581

Start Date

December 1 2008

End Date

September 1 2012

Last Update

January 17 2018

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New York University School of Medicine - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - Spine

New York, New York, United States, 10016