RecruitingPhase 3

TRAnexamic Acid for Preventing Blood Loss Following a Cesarean Delivery in Women With Placenta pREVIA

France1,380 participantsStarted 2020-08-07

Plain-language summary

Several randomized, controlled trials, mostly involving women undergoing cesarean delivery, have shown that the prophylactic intravenous administration of 1 g of tranexamic acid after childbirth reduced blood loss. Most were small, single-centre trials with considerable methodologic limitations. It is important to emphasize that none of these RCTs has included women at increased risk of PPH such as placenta previa, a context in which the prevalence of moderate and severe blood loss is significantly higher and where the magnitude of the effect of TXA may highly differ compared to low risk women

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years – 65 Years

Sex

FEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age≥ 18 years * Placenta previa defined by a placental edge below 20mm from internal cervical os diagnosed at the most recent transvaginal ultrasound examination before delivery, as per French guidelines * Cesarean delivery before or during labor * Gestational age at delivery ≥ 32 weeks + 0 * Affiliated or beneficiary to a health security system * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * History of venous (deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism) or arterial (angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, stroke) thrombotic event * History of epilepsy or seizure * Chronic or acute cardiovascular disease (including foramen oval, mitral stenosis, aortic stenosis, heart transplant, pulmonary hypertension); chronic or acute renal disease (including chronic or acute kidney failure with glomerular filtration rate \<90 mL/min, renal transplantation), chronic active or acute liver disorder with hemorrhagic or thrombotic risk (including cirrhosis, portal hypertension, Budd-Chiari syndrome) * Active autoimmune disease with thromboembolic risk (including lupus, antiphospholipid syndrome, Crohn's disease) * Sickle cell disease (homozygous) * Severe hemostasis disorder prothrombotic (Factor V Leiden mutation - homo or heterozygous; Activated protein C (APC) resistance, Protein C deficiency, Protein S deficiency - aside from pregnancy, Homocysteinemia, , Factor 2 mutation - homo or heterozygous, Deficiency in antithrombin 3), prohemorragic (von Willebrand dise…

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?

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1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

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What they're measuring

Incidence of red blood cell transfusion (binary outcome) between delivery of child and discharge from postpartum hospital stay.

Timeframe: baseline

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04304625

SponsorUniversity Hospital, Bordeaux

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-06

Contact for this trial

Loic Sentilhes, MD, PhD

+335 56 79 55 79 loic.sentilhes@chu-bordeaux.fr

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