Status:

WITHDRAWN

The Effects of Tranexamic Acid on Blood Loss During Orthognathic Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Nick Emanuele

Conditions:

Tranexamic Acid

Orthognathic Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

16-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study seeks to answer the question: Does a single pre-operative dose of tranexamic acid have a statistically significant reduction in blood loss during orthognathic surgery? If it does, this dru...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients undergoing either
  • Bilateral saggital split osteotomy (lower jaw surgery)
  • Lefort 1 osteotomy (upper jaw surgery)
  • Combination of BSSO and Lefort
  • Patients between with ages of 16-65
  • No cardiac comorbidities (hypertension, congenital heart malformation)
  • No known coagulopathy
  • No regular prescription medication altering normal blood coagulation (NSAIDs, other anticoagulants)
  • ASA I and II patients

Exclusion

  • Patients younger than 16 and older than 40
  • Patients with known coagulopathy
  • Patients with cardiac comorbidities
  • Patients with a family history of bleeding disorders
  • Patients who have undergone previous orthognathic surgery
  • ASA III patients or higher

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 6 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03433144

Start Date

June 1 2018

End Date

July 6 2020

Last Update

August 6 2021

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Nova Scotia Health Authority

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B4A 3W5