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CTRI Number  CTRI/2019/04/018352 [Registered on: 01/04/2019] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 01/04/2019
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Is Use of Tranexamic acid in Adenotonsillectomy in redusing the amount of blood loss during surgery? 
Scientific Title of Study   Effect of preoperative systemic Tranexamic acid on the amount of blood loss in Tonsillectomy,Adenotonsillectomy 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
trial not registered elsewhere  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Rajarajeswari Nalamate 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  pondicherry institute of medical sciences 
Address  department of ENT,Pondicherry institute of medical sciences,ganapathi chettikulam,kalapet,pondicherry
ganapathichettikulam,kalapet,pondicherry
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605014
India 
Phone  9488776655  
Fax    
Email  rajisampathporal@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Rajarajeswari Nalamate 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  pondicherry institute of medical sciences 
Address  department of ENT,Pondicherry institute of medical sciences,ganapathi chettikulam,kalapet,pondicherry
ganapathichettikulam,kalapet,pondicherry
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605014
India 
Phone  9488776655  
Fax    
Email  rajisampathporal@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Rajarajeswari Nalamate 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  pondicherry institute of medical sciences 
Address  department of ENT,Pondicherry institute of medical sciences,ganapathi chettikulam,kalapet,pondicherry
ganapathichettikulam,kalapet,pondicherry
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605014
India 
Phone  9488776655  
Fax    
Email  rajisampathporal@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences,Ganapathichettikulam, Kalapet, Pondicherry 605014 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  pondicherry institute of medical sciences  
Address  ganapathichettikulam ,kalapet,pondicherry.605003 
Type of Sponsor  Private medical college 
 
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 Rajarajeswari  Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences  Department of ENT,Pondicherry Institue of Medical Sciences, Ganapathichettikulam, Kalapet,Pondicherry 605014 605013
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY 
9488776655

rajisampathporal@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
PIMS Institute Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  , (1) ICD-10 Condition: J350||Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Tranexamic acid  preoperative systemic Tranexamic acid versus placebo(saline) during tonsillectomy,adenotonsillectomy, to compare the blood loss between the two agents. Injection Tranexamic acid in the dose of 15mg/kg body weight diluted to 10ml is given as slow Intravenous injection over a period of 10 minutes immediately after intubation,single dose 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  3.00 Year(s)
Age To  40.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  all patients posted for tonsillectomy, adenotonsillectomy, between age of 3 and 40 years, with indications like recurrent / chronic tonsillitis / adenoiditis/ hypertrophic tonsils and adenoids causing osas 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.allergy to tranexamic acid
2. bleeding disorders
3. age <3 and >40 years
4. suspected case of nasopharyngeal or tonsillar malignancy, lymphoproliferative disorders






 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
to determine the efficacy of preoperative intravenous tranexamic acid on intra operative blood loss in tonsillectomy, adenotonsillectomy  At the time of extubation following Tonsillectomy,Adenotonsillectomy,amount of total blood loss is estimated 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
effect on post operative bleeding episodes
to see for any side effects of pre operative iv tranexamic acid in patients undergoing tonsillectomy/ adenotonsillectomy  
10 days post operative period  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="100"
Sample Size from India="100" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Post Marketing Surveillance 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/04/2019 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   non yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   the study aims on assessing the preoperative use of iv tranexamic acid in reducing the intraoperative blood loss during tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy done by cold steel dissection method as controlled to placebo. 
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