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Study aim
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Comparison of the effect of tranexamic acid and dexmedetomidine on the amount of bleeding in posterior spinal fusion surgery
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Design
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A randomized clinical trial with parallel groups, double-blind, phase 3 on 90 patients. Random allocation of samples to study groups is performed by block randomization method and by using sas 9.4 software.
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Settings and conduct
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This double-blind clinical trial study will be performed on 90 patients undergoing spinal posterior fusion surgery (in intervention group 1 and intervention 2) in Ayatollah Mousavi Hospital in Zanjan.
Random allocation of samples is done by block method and using statistical software.
The Boazaart scale will be used to measure the amount of bleeding during the surgery.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Age 18-60 years, American Society of Anesthesiologists Class (ASA Class) I & II
Exclusion criteria: Drug addiction, Liver and kidney failure, Diabetes, Heart and lung diseases, Coagulation disorders, History of allergies to study drugs, Pregnancy in women, Heart disease includes bradycardia, uncontrolled blood pressure, and AV block II & III, Acute cerebrovascular conditions
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Intervention groups
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Patients in intervention group 1, before surgery and after induction of anesthesia, receive tranexamic acid (manufactured by Caspian Tamin) with an initial dose of 15 mg/kg for 15 minutes followed by a maintenance intravenous infusion of 1 mg/kg /h.
Patients in intervention group 2, before surgery and after induction of anesthesia, receive dexmedetomidine (exir pharmacy) with an initial dose of 1µg/kg for 10 minutes and then with a maintenance intravenous infusion at a dose of 0.7 µg/kg/h.
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Main outcome variables
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The amount of bleeding during the surgery