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CTRI Number  CTRI/2017/04/008401 [Registered on: 24/04/2017] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 08/06/2017
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison of local versus systemic tranexamic acid in total knee replacement 
Scientific Title of Study   INTRAVENOUS VERSUS INTRA-ARTICULAR ADMINISTRATION OF TRANEXAMIC ACID FOR CONTROL OF PERI-OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS IN TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERIES - A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED EQUIVALANCE TRIAL. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Koushik Narayan Subramanyam 
Designation  Consultant 
Affiliation  Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences - Prasanthigram 
Address  Room No.142 Dept of Orthopedics Puttaparthi

Anantapur
ANDHRA PRADESH
515134
India 
Phone  9491629620  
Fax    
Email  drkoushik@hotmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Koushik Narayan Subramanyam 
Designation  Consultant 
Affiliation  Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences - Prasanthigram 
Address  Room No.142 Dept of Orthopedics Puttaparthi


ANDHRA PRADESH
515134
India 
Phone  9491629620  
Fax    
Email  drkoushik@hotmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Tulaja Prasad P V  
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences - Prasanthigram 
Address  Room No.142 Dept of Orthopedics Puttaparthi
Room No.142 Dept of Orthopedics Puttaparthi
Anantapur
ANDHRA PRADESH
515134
India 
Phone  9008475444  
Fax    
Email  doctortulajaprasad@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
None 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences Prasanthigram 
Address  ROOM NO. 142 DEPT OF ORTHOPAEDICS PUTTAPARTHI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Koushik Narayan Subramanyam  Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences - Prasanthigram  Room No 142 Dept of Orthopaedics Puttaparthi
Anantapur
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9491629620
9491629620
drkoushik@hotmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics and Scientific Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Primary osteoarthritis knee,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Intraarticualr administration of tranexamic acid  1.5g of TXA in 10 ml of normal saline injected into the joint through 18 gauge needle after wound closure before tourniquet release 
Comparator Agent  Intravenous administration of tranexamic acid   Intravenous Tranexamic acid at 10 mg /kg over 10 minutes before tourniquet inflation and again 10mg/kg 10 min before tourniquet release 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  45.00 Year(s)
Age To  85.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. All patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty for primary arthroplasty knee
2.Patients who are willing to participate in the study.
3.Patient without exclusion criteria.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Allergy to the TXA
2.H/O Coagulopathy,abnormal PT or APTT
3.Past H/O Thromboembolic event
4.Treatment with Aspirin or NSAIDS in the last week
5.plasma creatinine > 115 micro moles /litre for males
And >100 micro moles/litre in females.
6.Acute infection[eg;leukocytosis or fever]
7.Malignancy
8.MI in preceding 12 months,unstable angina
9.Patient who were given plasma in perioperative period.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Postoperative Hemoglobon drop  Assessed at 5 days of surgery 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Perioperative blood loss, need for post operative blood transfusion, impairment of renal function, occurrence of deep vein thrombosis  6 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="138"
Sample Size from India="138" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
Modification(s)  
01/05/2015 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   None 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   This study is intended to test for equivalence between intraarticular and intravenous routes for administration of tranexamic acid for control of perioperative blood loss in total knee replacement in terms of efficacy and safety.  
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