The Effect of Topical Tranexamic Acid on Postoperative Complications in Soft Tissue Plastic Surgery. A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

2023-510381-28-01 Protocol 270777 Therapeutic use (Phase IV) Ongoing, recruiting

Start 18 Sep 2024 · Status Ongoing, recruiting · 3 EU/EEA countries · 14 sites · Protocol 270777

Overview

Sponsor-declared trial summary

Phase Therapeutic use (Phase IV)
Status Ongoing, recruiting
Participants planned 3,500
Countries 3
Sites 14

Patients undergoing plastic surgical procedures with wounds that would normally receive application of TXA to reduce bleeding after surgery.

The main objective is to investigate whether topical use of TXA onto a surgical wound surface affects the incidence of postoperative re-bleeding needing intervention within 10 days after surgery.

Key facts

Sponsor
St. Olavs Hospital HF
Participant type
Patients
Age range
18-64 years, 65+ years
Gender
Male and Female
Therapeutic area
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E] - Therapeutics [E02]
Trial duration
18 Sep 2024 → ongoing
Decision date (initial)
2025-09-14
Transition trial
Yes
Low-intervention
Yes
Rare-disease indication
No
Vulnerable population
No

External identifiers

EU CT number
2023-510381-28-01
EudraCT number
2022-001580-28
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT06270407

Trial design

CTIS Part I — objectives, methods, condition coding

Main objective

Scope: Efficacy, Prophylaxis, Safety, Therapy

The main objective is to investigate whether topical use of TXA onto a surgical wound surface affects the incidence of postoperative re-bleeding needing intervention within 10 days after surgery.

Secondary objectives 1

  1. Secondary objectives are to investigate whether the procedure affects the incidence of wound infection, wound rupture, postoperative seroma or thromboembolic events needing intervention within 30 days after surgery. Estimands are the occurrence or absence of such incidents within the defined time periods.

Conditions and MedDRA coding

Patients undergoing plastic surgical procedures with wounds that would normally receive application of TXA to reduce bleeding after surgery.

Eligibility criteria

Principal inclusion / exclusion criteria as submitted by sponsor

Inclusion criteria 3

  1. Patients are to undergo a surgical procedure within the field of plastic surgery where the procedure involves use of topical TXA at the participating center.
  2. Patients are over 18 years of age and capable of independently providing informed consent.
  3. Patients have received adequate oral and written information about the study and signed the informed-consent form .

Exclusion criteria 1

  1. Patients with known allergy to tranexamic acid.

Endpoints

Primary and secondary outcome measures (English text)

Primary endpoints 1

  1. Given one or several of the following occurrences, re-bleeding will be defined as “yes”: Re-operation, surgical exploration or evacuation, aspiration, blood transfusion or external extra compression due to hematoma within the first postoperative 10 days

Secondary endpoints 5

  1. Postoperative wound infection: Infection within the first 30 days requiring any of the following: Extra outpatient follow-up, re-operation, or revision or antibiotic treatment.
  2. Postoperative wound rupture: Wound rupture within the first 30 days requiring any of the following: Extra outpatient follow-up, re-operation, or revision.
  3. Thromboembolic events defined as thrombophlebitis, deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolus, cerebral or coronary infarctions until 30 days postoperatively.
  4. Seroma defined as the need for aspiration of fluids, or spontaneous evacuation of voluminous fluids, between 10 and 30 days postoperatively.
  5. Other possible adverse effects causing contact with the health service until 30 days postoperatively.

Investigational products

Investigational medicinal products (IMPs), comparators, placebo, auxiliary

Test 1

Cyklokapron 100 mg/ml injeksjons-/infusjonsvæske, oppløsning

PRD3907139 · Product

Active substance
Tranexamic Acid
Substance synonyms
LB1148, 4-(AMINOMETHYL)CYCLOHEXANE-1-CARBOXYLIC ACID, AMCA, TRANS-AMCHA
Pharmaceutical form
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION/INFUSION
Route of administration
TOPICAL
Max daily dose
500 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
500 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
1 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
B02AA02 — TRANEXAMIC ACID
Marketing authorisation
0000-05335
MA holder
PFIZER AS
MA country
Norway
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
Yes
Modification description
Re-labelling

Placebo 1

CHLORURE DE SODIUM 0,9 % LAVOISIER, solution pour perfusion

PRD470771 · Product

Active substance
Sodium Chloride
Pharmaceutical form
SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
Route of administration
TOPICAL
Max daily dose
5 ml millilitre(s)
Max total dose
5 ml millilitre(s)
Max treatment duration
1 Day(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
B05XA03 — SODIUM CHLORIDE
Marketing authorisation
34009 363 405 3 4
MA holder
LABORATOIRES CHAIX ET DU MARAIS
MA country
France
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
Yes
Modification description
Re-labelling

Sponsors and contacts

Sponsor organisations, regulatory contacts, third parties

St. Olavs Hospital HF

Sponsor organisation
St. Olavs Hospital HF
Address
Prinsesse Kristinas G. 3
City
Trondheim
Postcode
7030
Country
Norway

Scientific contact point

Organisation
St. Olavs Hospital HF
Contact name
Co-ordinating investigator

Public contact point

Organisation
St. Olavs Hospital HF
Contact name
Co-ordinating investigator

Locations

3 EU/EEA countries · 14 investigational sites

By country

CountryMS statusPlanned subjectsSites
Denmark Authorised, recruitment pending 300 1
Finland Ongoing, recruiting 200 1
Norway Ongoing, recruiting 3,000 12
Rest of world 0

Investigational sites

Denmark

1 site · Authorised, recruitment pending
Lillebaelt Hospital
Department of Plastic Surgery, Beriderbakken 4, 7100, Vejle

Finland

1 site · Ongoing, recruiting
HUS-Yhtymae
Department of Pastic Surgery, Karvasmaentie 8, 02740, Espoo

Norway

12 sites · Ongoing, recruiting
Vestre Viken HF
Department of Surgery, Groenland 32, 3045, Drammen
Sykehuset Ostfold HF
Department of surgery, Section of plastic surgery, P. O. Box 16, 1603, Fredrikstad
Haraldsplass Diakonale Sykehus AS
Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Ulriksdal 8, 5009, Bergen
Sykehuset Telemark HF
Department of hand, plastic -and reconstructive surgery, Ulefossvegen 55, 3710, Skien
Helse Moere Og Romsdal HF
Molde, Department of surgery, Aasehaugen 5, 6017, Aalesund
Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Hamar, Department of plastic- and reconstructive surgery, Furnesvegen 26, 2382, Brumunddal
Helse Stavanger HF
Department of Plastic Surgery, Gerd-Ragna Bloch Thorsens Gate 8, 4011, Stavanger
Helse Bergen HF
Surgical department, Haukelandsveien 22, 5021, Bergen
St. Olavs Hospital HF
Department of plastic- and reconstructive surgery, Prinsesse Kristinas G. 3, 7030, Trondheim
Oslo University Hospital HF
Divison of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Clinic of Surgery, Sognsvannsveien 20, 0372, Oslo
Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Tynset, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Furnesvegen 26, 2382, Brumunddal
Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge HF
Department of plastic- and reconstructive surgery, Clinic of Surgery, Sykehusvegen 38, 9019, Tromsoe

Country notifications

Trial-start, recruitment-start, end and early-termination notifications submitted per Member State

Country Trial startTrial end Recruitment startRecruitment end Early termination
Finland 2025-09-30 2025-10-06
Norway 2024-09-18 2024-10-01

Results and documents

Annex IV summary of results, Annex V layperson summary, and all documents registered in CTIS for this trial

Documents 16 files

Public protocol annexes, IB summaries, regulatory submissions and post-authorisation documents registered in CTIS.

TypeTitleVersion
Protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol_2023-510381-28-01_Redacted 11.0
Protocol (for publication) D4_Patient facing document_questionnaire_FI 1
Protocol (for publication) D4_Patient facing document_questionnaire_SE 1.0
Recruitment arrangements (for publication) K1 Recruitment_Arrangements_DK 4.0
Recruitment arrangements (for publication) K1 Recruitment_Arrangements_FI 4.0
Recruitment arrangements (for publication) K1_Recruitment arrangements 1
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_ICF_DK 2.0
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF_DK_appendix 1
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF_EN 3.0
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF_FI 3.0
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF_NO 7.0
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS and ICF_SE 3.0
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS_DK 3.0
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) G2_SmPC_Cyklokapron_EN 1
Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol synopsis FI_ 2023-510381-28-01 1.0
Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol synopsis_NO_2023-510381-28-01 1

Application history

7 submissions — initial application plus substantial / non-substantial modifications

#TypeCodeSubmittedReference MSConclusionDecision date
1 INITIAL IN 2024-05-30 Norway Acceptable
2024-06-19
2024-06-19
2 SUBSEQUENT ADDITION OF MSC APP-2 2024-12-15 2025-03-19
3 SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION SM-1 2025-02-01 Norway Acceptable 2025-02-25
4 NON SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION NSM-2 2025-03-27 Acceptable 2025-03-27
5 SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION SM-2 2025-03-27 Norway Acceptable
2025-06-02
2025-06-03
6 SUBSEQUENT ADDITION OF MSC APP-6 2025-06-29 2025-09-14
7 SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION SM-3 2026-03-13 Norway Acceptable 2026-03-20