Topical Tranexamic Acid After Intravitreal Injections

May 20, 2020 updated by: Shiri Soudry MD, Rambam Health Care Campus

Topical Use of Tranexamic Acid for Prevention of Subconjunctival Hemorrhage After Intravitreal Injections

We aim to investigate whether topical administration of Tranexamic acid can reduce the occurence of subconjunctival hemorrahge after routine intravitreal injections for retinal conditions.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

100

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years to 78 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Subjects receiving intravitreal injections as part of their routine ophthalmological care

Exclusion Criteria:

Pregnancy, Oral contraceptives/HRT use, Known systemic autoimmune disease, Renal failure, active/suspected infection or inflammation in the treated eye, subconjunctival hemorrahge prior to inclusion, History of subarachnoid hemorrahge, thromboembolic events, increased risk for thromboembolic events, known sensitivity to the study drug

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Topical tranexamic acid
A single drop administered topically
Placebo Comparator: Topical BSS
A single drop administered topically

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Subconjunctival hemorrahge
Time Frame: 3 days
3 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

September 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2021

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 20, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 20, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

May 26, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 26, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 20, 2020

Last Verified

May 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

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

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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