Comparison Between Efficacy of Inhaled VS Intravenous Tranexamic Acid for Hemoptysis
This will be a prospective comparative cohort study and will take place at the Ward II- Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases (OICD) ,Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi.
It will be conducted over six months after obtaining necessary approvals. We will recruit 154 patients aged 18-60 years, regardless of gender, who will present with complain of hemoptysis. Patients will be selected through a non-probability consecutive sampling method, where each eligible patient will be approached for participation.
Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups using a lottery method:
- Group A will receive 500 mg of inhaled Tranexamic acid three times a day.
- Group B will receive 500 mg of intravenous Tranexamic acid three times a day.
Once patients give consent for participation, we will gather detailed medical history. Blood tests and X-rays will be done to assess each patient's health status.
We will then monitor the amount of blood expectorated after 30 minutes, 6 hours, 12 hours, and 24 hours post-administration. We will also observe any side effects from the treatment.
Study Overview
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Phase 4
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Sindh
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Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
- Ward-2 Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases (OICD), Dow University of Health Sciences
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients aged 18-60 years.
- Patients diagnosed with hemoptysis based on the defined operational definition.
- Patients who provide written informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with known hypersensitivity to Tranexamic acid.
- Hemodynamically unstable patients.
- Patients requiring immediate interventional procedure or mechanical ventilation.
- Patients with active thromboembolic events (pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, ischemic stroke).
- Patients with a history of thromboembolic disease.
- Patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) without heparin.
- Patients with severe renal impairment, gross upper urinary tract hematuria, recent vascular stent/graft, or subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- Pregnant and breastfeeding women.
- Patients who are not willing to participate in the study.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Non-Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Inhaled Tranexamic Acid
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Tranexamic acid 500 mg administered via inhaled route three times daily or intravenous route three times daily for management of hemoptysis |
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Experimental: Intravenous Tranexamic Acid
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Tranexamic acid 500 mg administered via inhaled route three times daily or intravenous route three times daily for management of hemoptysis |
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Significant reduction in hemoptysis
Time Frame: 2 hours after drug administration
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Proportion of patients achieving more than 50% reduction in hemoptysis blood volume after administration of Tranexamic Acid. |
2 hours after drug administration
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Amount of hemoptysis reduction
Time Frame: 30 minutes, 6 hours, 12 hours, and 24 hours after drug administration
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Change in amount of blood loss due to hemoptysis after treatment. |
30 minutes, 6 hours, 12 hours, and 24 hours after drug administration
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Side effects of Tranexamic Acid
Time Frame: Within 24 hours after drug administration
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Presence of adverse effects after administration of Tranexamic Acid, including redness, burning, pain, swelling, or other reported side effects. |
Within 24 hours after drug administration
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Collaborators and Investigators
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Estimated)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- IRB-4175/DUHS/APPROVAL/2025
Drug and device information, study documents
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