Reducing Blood Loss During Cesarean Myomectomy With Tranexamic Acid (TA)

Reducing Blood Loss During Cesarean Myomectomy With Intravenous Versus Topical Tranexamic Acid: a Double-blinded Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial

This study was a double-blinded randomized controlled study conducted at Aswan University, Egypt from January 2018 to January 2020. Study inclusion criteria were women who attended the outpatient obstetric clinic, seeking antenatal care diagnosed with leiomyomas with pregnancy and with myoma staging from (3 to 6) according to FIGO staging. scheduled to undergo cesarean myomectomy (11) Exclusion criteria were: 1-Patients undergone vaginal delivery.2-Patients with a history of thromboembolic disease. 3-Cervical and broad ligament myoma. 4-Myoma FIGO staging

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Cesarean Section Complications
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: IV tranexamic acid

Detailed Description

Eligible participants were allocated to one of two groups after induction of anesthesia and immediately prior to the operation and just before skin incision. they received 1-gram tranexamic acid (10 ml) in 100 ml saline infusion or placebo (110 normal salines) by slow intravenous injection at an approximate rate of 1 mL per min. The abdomen was exposed through a midline or Pfannenstiel incision, after skin incision, the subcutaneous fat and abdominal fascia were opened crosswise, and the rectus muscle was opened on the midline. The parietal peritoneum was opened longitudinally to reach the pelvic cavity. Uterus was inspected for a number, location, and shape of myomas and other pelvic organs were inspected for associated pathology. a lower uterine incision will be performed to deliver the baby and Uterine incisions on top of myoma were performed. The incision was performed using monopolar diathermy. Intracapsular enucleation of myomas was performed by gently dissecting between the myoma and the pseudo-capsule. The myoma was grasped by Collins forceps and gently enucleated out.,. Myoma bed was closed by 1 or 2 layers of interrupted vicryl sutures (Vicryl 1-0 polyglactin 910; Egycryl, Taisier CO, Egypt). At the end of the surgery, 1 intraperitoneal suction drain was routinely used in all patients the drains were removed on the second postoperative day unless otherwise indicated. Number and size of myomas were recorded. Myoma size represented the mean size of each myoma. Enucleated myomas were sent to histopathology.

Blood loss estimation Intraoperative blood loss was measured by adding the volume of the contents of the suction bottle and the difference in weight (in grams) between the dry and the soaked operation sheets and towels (1 gram = 1 ml.). Post-operative blood loss was measured through intraperitoneal suction drain which measured every 12 hours and on removing the drain. After that, the total blood loss was calculated by the addition of intraoperative and postoperative blood loss.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 120
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Aswan, Egypt, 81528
    • AswanUH
  • Aswan, Egypt
    • AswanUH

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 40 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• women who attended the outpatient gynecology clinic, seeking treatment for symptomatic leiomyomas and scheduled to undergo abdominal myomectomy with myoma staging from (3 to 6) according to FIGO staging

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients undergone vaginal or laparoscopic myomectomy.
2. Patients received preoperative embolization or gonadotrophin releasing hormone analog.
3. Cervical and broad ligament myoma.
4. Patients with cardiac, hepatic, renal or thromboembolic disease
5. patients had an allergy to tranexamic acid).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: placebo arm; group receive i/v saline plus irrigation of the myoma bed with normal saline	Drug: IV tranexamic acid; in IV tranexamic acid group they received 1-gram tranexamic acid (10 ml) in 100 ml saline infusion or placebo (110 normal saline) by slow intravenous injection at an approximate rate of 1 mL per min.In topical tranexamic acid groupA gauze soaked with 2g tranexamic acid (20 ml) diluted in 100 ml of sodium chloride 0.9% or placebo (120ml of sodium chloride 0.9%.) used to compress the myoma bed for 5 minutes. To ensure a sufficiently high concentration, the tranexamic acid was diluted only to a volume sufficient to moisten a large wound surface. 20 ml moisten at least 1500 cm2.; Other Names: Topical tranexamic acid
Experimental: IV tranexamic acid group; group received IV tranexamic 1gm in normal saline	Drug: IV tranexamic acid; in IV tranexamic acid group they received 1-gram tranexamic acid (10 ml) in 100 ml saline infusion or placebo (110 normal saline) by slow intravenous injection at an approximate rate of 1 mL per min.In topical tranexamic acid groupA gauze soaked with 2g tranexamic acid (20 ml) diluted in 100 ml of sodium chloride 0.9% or placebo (120ml of sodium chloride 0.9%.) used to compress the myoma bed for 5 minutes. To ensure a sufficiently high concentration, the tranexamic acid was diluted only to a volume sufficient to moisten a large wound surface. 20 ml moisten at least 1500 cm2.; Other Names: Topical tranexamic acid
Active Comparator: topical tranexamic acid group; group received topical tranexamic 2gm in normal saline	Drug: IV tranexamic acid; in IV tranexamic acid group they received 1-gram tranexamic acid (10 ml) in 100 ml saline infusion or placebo (110 normal saline) by slow intravenous injection at an approximate rate of 1 mL per min.In topical tranexamic acid groupA gauze soaked with 2g tranexamic acid (20 ml) diluted in 100 ml of sodium chloride 0.9% or placebo (120ml of sodium chloride 0.9%.) used to compress the myoma bed for 5 minutes. To ensure a sufficiently high concentration, the tranexamic acid was diluted only to a volume sufficient to moisten a large wound surface. 20 ml moisten at least 1500 cm2.; Other Names: Topical tranexamic acid

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
estimation of intraoperative blood loss (ml).	Intraoperative blood loss was measured suction bottle and the difference in weight (in grams) between the dry and the soaked operation sheets and towels (1 gram = 1 ml.). Post-operative blood loss was measured through intraperitoneal suction drain which measured every 12 hours and on removing the drain. After that, the total blood loss was calculated by the addition of intraoperative and postoperative blood loss.and vaginal bleeding	intraoperative

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
need for blood transfusion	need for blood transfusion	24 hours postoperative
Hemoglobin concentration	pre and postoperative hemoglobin estimation	ist 24 hours postoperative
operative time	operative time	operative time

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Aswan University Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): March 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 7, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 12, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): April 23, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 20, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 18, 2020
• Last Verified: March 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Tranexamic Acid; Cesarean Myomectomy
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Hemorrhage; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Fibrin Modulating Agents; Antifibrinolytic Agents; Hemostatics; Coagulants; Tranexamic Acid
• Other Study ID Numbers: aswu/203/2/18

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No