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The Effects of Low-dose Epinephrine Plus Tranexamic Acid on Perioperative Haemostasis and Inflammatory Reaction in Major Surgery

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02864095
Enrollment
200
Registered
2016-08-11
Start date
2015-05-31
Completion date
2017-10-31
Last updated
2017-07-31

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Blood Loss

Keywords

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Epinephrine, Tranexamic acid

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the blood loss of intravenous and topical administration of low dose epinephrine plus combined administration of intravenous and topical tranexamic acid for primary total hip arthroplasty.

Interventions

DRUGTranexamic acid (TXA)

IV and topical administration

DRUGEpinephrine

Sponsors

Southwest Hospital, China
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* All patients between the ages of 20 and 75 who were diagnosed with as having osteoarthritis or osteonecrosis of the femoral head * Scheduled for an elective primary total hip arthroplasty * Those who were willing and able to return for follow-up over at least a 6-month postoperative period

Exclusion criteria

* Acute coronary syndrome \< 6 months * Glaucoma,pheochromocytoma, thyrotoxicosis, digoxin intoxication, serum potassium \< 3.0 mmol, alcohol abuse, premenopausal women * Current treatment with adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor antagonists, Factor Xa or thrombin inhibitors,heparin (excluding Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) for perioperative thromboprophylaxis), tricyclic antidepressants, or monoamine oxidase(MAO) or Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors * Patients with history of thromboembolic disease, bleeding disorder * Patients with history of renal impairment, cardiovascular diseases (previous myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation ) or cerebrovascular conditions (previous stroke or peripheral vascular surgery) * Allergy to TXA

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Blood loss on post-operative day 11 day

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Platelets (PLT)7 days
Blood loss on post-operative day 33 days
Preoperation, intraoperation and post-operation R value (min) of thrombelastogramPreoperation, intraoperation and up to 2 days post-operation
Preoperation, intraoperation and post-operation K value (min) of thrombelastogramPreoperation, intraoperation and up to 2 days post-operation
Length of hospital stay1 months
Number of patients with infection1 months
Number of deep vein thrombosis cases1 months
Number of pulmonary embolism cases1 months
Number of plexus venosus leg muscle thrombosis1 months
Serum levels of IL-10(Preoperation, intraoperation and post-operation)Preoperation, intraoperation and up to 2 days post-operation
Serum levels of IL-6(Preoperation, intraoperation and post-operation)Preoperation, intraoperation and up to 2 days post-operation
Serum levels of IL-1β(Preoperation, intraoperation and post-operation)Preoperation, intraoperation and up to 2 days post-operation
Serum levels of TNF-α(Preoperation, intraoperation and post-operation)Preoperation, intraoperation and up to 2 days post-operation
Haemoglobin (Hb)7 days
Hematocrit (Hct)7 days
Preoperation, intraoperation and post-operation Angle (deg) of thrombelastogramPreoperation, intraoperation and up to 2 days post-operation
Preoperation, intraoperation and post-operation MA (mm) of thrombelastogramPreoperation, intraoperation and up to 2 days post-operation
Preoperation, intraoperation and post-operation comprehensive index of blood clotting (CI) of thrombelastogramPreoperation, intraoperation and up to 2 days post-operation
Preoperation, intraoperation and post-operation LY30 (%) of thrombelastogramPreoperation, intraoperation and up to 2 days post-operation
Number of patients with blood transfusion7 daysNumber of transfusion cases, number of units transfused and amount of transfusion

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026