The Comparative Efficacy of Peri-articular and Intraarticular Tranexamic Acid in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Osteoarthritis,Knee Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Comparative Efficacy of Peri-articular and Intraarticular Tranexamic Acid in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Double-Blind Randomized, Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03074994
• Other study ID #: MTU-EC-OT-6-063/59
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: October 2016
• Est. completion date: September 2019

Study information

• Verified date: June 2018
• Source: Thammasat University
• Contact: Piya Pinsornsak, MD
• Email: pinpiya2003[@]yahoo.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Post-operative bleeding in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can result in hypovolemic shock and unnecessity for allogenic blood transfusions. Intravenous and topical tranexamic acid (TXA) have been well established in reducing blood loss postoperatively. However, there are lack of data on peri-articular TXA injection during TKA. Therefore, the investigators conducted a three-arm prospective, randomized, controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of bleeding reduction of peri-articular TXA injections, intraarticular TXA injections and control group.

Description:

Patients scheduled for unilateral primary TKA; 108 patients were randomly assigned to receive peri-articular TXA, intraarticular TXA and control group. 36 patients received either: (I) 15 mg/kg peri-articular TXA combined with multimodal local anesthetic infiltration (bupivacaine, morphine, ketorolac and epinephrine) into the anterior soft tissue, medial gutter area, lateral gutter area prior to capsular closure and tourniquet deflation (group 1). (II) 2 g of intraarticular TXA after complete capsular closure just before tourniquet deflation (group 2). (III) Don't receive any route of TXA in control group (group 3). Hemoglobin (Hb) concentrations were measured at 24 and 48 hour, and the number of blood transfusions and knee circumference measurements were recorded. Serum TXA was recorded at 2 and 24 hours after operation. The reviewers were blinded to treatment group.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 108
• Est. completion date: September 2019
• Est. primary completion date: June 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 40 Years to 90 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patients with osteoarthritis in need of a TKA

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inflammatory arthritis

• Post-traumatic arthritis

• A history of or current venous thromboembolic disease

• Any underlying disease of haemostasis, cirrhosis, chronic renal failure, patients on anticoagulants or strong antiplatelet drugs (e.g. warfarin, clopidogrel)

• Preoperative hemoglobin <10 g/dL or a platelet count < 140,000 /uL3

• Allergy to TXA

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis, Knee
• Osteoarthritis,Knee

Intervention

Drug:
• Peri-articular TXA (15 mg/kg)
combined with multimodal local anesthetic infiltration (0.5% bupivacaine 100 mg, morphine sulfate 5 mg, 0.1% epinephrine 0.6 mg, and ketorolac 30 mg) mixed NSS up to 75 mL
• Intraarticular TXA 2 g (40 mL)
inject separate from multimodal local anesthetic infiltration (0.5% bupivacaine 100 mg, morphine sulfate 5 mg, 0.1% epinephrine 0.6 mg, and ketorolac 30 mg mixed NSS up to 75 mL)

Procedure:
• TXA combined with multimodal local anesthetic infiltration inject into peri-articular area
(Anterior soft tissue 25 mL+Medial gutter area 25 mL+Lateral gutter area 25 mL) prior to capsular closure and tourniquet deflation
• TXA 40 mL inject into intraaricular knee capsule
after multimodal local anesthetic infiltration (Anterior soft tissue 25 mL+Medial gutter area 25 mL+Lateral gutter area 25 mL) prior to tourniquet deflation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Thailand	Thammasat university hospital	Pathumthani	Klongluang

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Thammasat University	Krit Boontanapibul

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Thailand, 

References & Publications (20)

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Changes from baseline hemoglobin concentrations		48 hours after the operation
Primary	Unit of blood transfusion		48 hours after the operation
Secondary	Tranexamic acid level in blood		2 and 24 hours after the operation
Secondary	Knee diameter for swelling		24 and 48 hours after the operation
Secondary	Local soft tissue complications		14 days after the operation
Secondary	Skin necrosis		24 and 48 hours after the operation
Secondary	Number of patient with venous thromboembolism		14 days after the operation
Secondary	Visual Analogue Scales	(VAS, 0 = no pain, 10 = the worst imaginable pain)	24 and 48 hours after the operation
Secondary	Knee flexion angle		24 and 48 hours after the operation