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Pulmonary HemorrhageNCT03676023

Tranexamic Acid Per Inhalation for Treatment of Pulmonary Hemorrhage in Pediatric Patients

An observational study of Pulmonary Hemorrhage and MAPCA - Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Artery, run by Baylor College of Medicine at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Pulmonary hemorrhage can be severe and life-threatening. In children, etiologies of pulmonary hemorrhage include respiratory infection, foreign bodies, bronchiectasis, pulmonary vascular disorders, parenchymal lung disease, and post-surgical complications. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
What is being tested?
Tranexamic Acid
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
1 Mar 2018to 1 May 2020
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: all patients identified retrospectively and ongoing - case controlled treated with inhaled tranexamic acid for pulmonary hemorrhage

Who may be able to join

  • search for "tranexamic acid" and compare those resulted patients manually to those within EPIC database. Patients identified with "pulmonary hemorrhage" or "hemoptysis" will be included for analysis.

Who cannot join

  • n/a

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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About this study

Pulmonary hemorrhage can be severe and life-threatening. In children, etiologies of pulmonary hemorrhage include respiratory infection, foreign bodies, bronchiectasis, pulmonary vascular disorders, parenchymal lung disease, and post-surgical complications. Initial management of pulmonary hemorrhage includes stabilization of the patient, securing the airway, initiative high positive end-expiratory pressure to attempt to tamponade the source of hemorrhage and repletion with blood products. Following stabilization of the patient, investigation and further management of hemorrhage includes bronchoscopy, surgery, or catheterization. Sources of bleeding such as endobronchial lesions are often identified and managed with bronchoscopy and the instillation of vasoactive medications or cold water to induce vasospasm and/or balloon tamponade. Vascular bleeding can be surgically ligated or embolized via catheterization. Unidentifiable bleeding occurs with distal vascular injury and is limited to attempted catheter guided embolization of bleeding vessels if found, supportive treatment, and correction of a coagulopathy if present. As etiologies of pulmonary hemorrhage vary, outcomes and prognosis in pediatric pulmonary hemorrhage are difficult to determine, however, mortality still remains a risk.

Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a lysine analog that blocks the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin and the interaction with fibrin, preventing blood clot breakdown, thereby reducing bleeding. The United States (US) Food and Drug Administration approved the intravenous formulation of TXA for the treatment of bleeding patients with hemophilia in 1986 and the oral formulation for the use of severe menorrhagia in 2009. In 2011, The World Health Organization listed TXA as an essential medication based on its successful use in adult trauma-related hemorrhage. Studies show the successful off-label use of TXA in children for congenital heart surgery, orthopedic procedures, neurosurgical procedures, trauma, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, epistaxis, hemorrhage complicating a procedure, bilateral lung transplantation, chemotherapy injections, and bone marrow biopsies among other diagnoses and procedures. Very little data on the use of TXA for pediatric pulmonary hemorrhage exists. Only two case reports show TXA controlling hemoptysis in children with cystic fibrosis-related hemoptysis. A systematic review concluded that the use of TXA for hemoptysis was associated with a significant reduction in length of bleeding. A recent randomized control trial showed the TXA decreased the severity of the hemoptysis and may be used as a bridge to other interventions.

The powerful anti-fibrinolytic properties and relatively low side-effect profile lend TXA to the off-label use in children to reduce bleeding in other diagnoses. There are not enough studies and data, however, to recommend the routine use of TXA in hemoptysis.

Read the detailed description

Pulmonary hemorrhage can be severe and life-threatening. In children, etiologies of pulmonary hemorrhage include respiratory infection, foreign bodies, bronchiectasis, pulmonary vascular disorders, parenchymal lung disease, and post-surgical complications. Initial management of pulmonary hemorrhage includes stabilization of the patient, securing the airway, initiative high positive end-expiratory pressure to attempt to tamponade the source of hemorrhage and repletion with blood products. Following stabilization of the patient, investigation and further management of hemorrhage includes bronchoscopy, surgery, or catheterization. Sources of bleeding such as endobronchial lesions are often identified and managed with bronchoscopy and the instillation of vasoactive medications or cold water to induce vasospasm and/or balloon tamponade. Vascular bleeding can be surgically ligated or embolized via catheterization. Unidentifiable bleeding occurs with distal vascular injury and is limited to attempted catheter guided embolization of bleeding vessels if found, supportive treatment, and correction of a coagulopathy if present. As etiologies of pulmonary hemorrhage vary, outcomes and prognosis in pediatric pulmonary hemorrhage are difficult to determine, however, mortality still remains a risk.

Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a lysine analog that blocks the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin and the interaction with fibrin, preventing blood clot breakdown, thereby reducing bleeding. The United States (US) Food and Drug Administration approved the intravenous formulation of TXA for the treatment of bleeding patients with hemophilia in 1986 and the oral formulation for the use of severe menorrhagia in 2009. In 2011, The World Health Organization listed TXA as an essential medication based on its successful use in adult trauma-related hemorrhage. Studies show the successful off-label use of TXA in children for congenital heart surgery, orthopedic procedures, neurosurgical procedures, trauma, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, epistaxis, hemorrhage complicating a procedure, bilateral lung transplantation, chemotherapy injections, and bone marrow biopsies among other diagnoses and procedures. Very little data on the use of TXA for pediatric pulmonary hemorrhage exists. Only two case reports show TXA controlling hemoptysis in children with cystic fibrosis-related hemoptysis. A systematic review concluded that the use of TXA for hemoptysis was associated with a significant reduction in length of bleeding. A recent randomized control trial showed the TXA decreased the severity of the hemoptysis and may be used as a bridge to other interventions.

The powerful anti-fibrinolytic properties and relatively low side-effect profile lend TXA to the off-label use in children to reduce bleeding in other diagnoses. There are not enough studies and data, however, to recommend the routine use of TXA in hemoptysis.

Being tested
Tranexamic Acid
Keywords
mapca, tranexamic acid, txa, pulmonary hemorrhage

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT03676023
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Pulmonary HemorrhagePatients treated for pulmonary hemorrhage with inhaled Transexamic Acid
Receives: Drug: Tranexamic Acid

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. resolution of pulmonary hemorrhage

    resolution of PH

    Measured: 5 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted18 Sep 2018
  2. Study start1 Mar 2018
  3. Primary completion1 Feb 2020
  4. Study completion1 May 2020

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Other
Enrolment
20 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03676023
Sponsor's protocol ID
H-42904
Status last verified
Jul 2020
First submitted
16 Sep 2018
Last updated
3 Aug 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Pulmonary Hemorrhage and MAPCA - Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Artery, run by Baylor College of Medicine at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Aug 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

resolution of pulmonary hemorrhage (time frame: 5 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Aug 2020.

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