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Postpartum HemorrhagePhase 3TRAAPreviaNCT04304625

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

A Phase 3 study testing Tranexamic Acid / Sodium chloride in people with Postpartum Hemorrhage, run by University Hospital, Bordeaux at 1 site in France.

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Trial 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. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Postpartum Hemorrhage
What is being tested?
Tranexamic Acid / Sodium chloride
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
1,380 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
7 Aug 2020to Sep 2027
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 18 to 65 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 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

Who cannot join

  • 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 disease requiring desmopressin treatment during delivery, thrombocytopenia (<30000/mm3), Glanzmann disease, hypofibrinogenemia (<1g/L) -aside from pregnancy)
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  • High prenatal suspicion of placenta accreta spectrum disorder according to the obstetrician in charge
  • Placenta praevia diagnosed during delivery
  • Abruptio placentae
  • Significant bleeding (estimated blood loss>500ml) within 12 hours before cesarean delivery
  • Eclampsia / HELLP syndrome
  • In utero fetal death
  • Administration of low-molecular-weight heparin or antiplatelet agents during the 7 days before delivery
  • Tranexamic acid contraindication
  • Sodium chloride contraindication
  • Women under legal protection
  • Poor understanding of the French language

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Loic Sentilhes, MD, PhD contact

+335 56 79 55 79

loic.sentilhes@chu-bordeaux.fr

Aurélie Darmaillacq contact

aurelie.darmaillacq@chu-bordeaux.fr

France1 site, 1 recruiting
  • CHU Bordeaux

    Bordeaux

    Loic Sentilhes Sentilhes, MD, PhD, loic.sentilhes@chu-bordeaux.fr

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: TRAnexamic Acid for Preventing Blood Loss Following a Cesarean Delivery in Women With Placenta pREVIA: a Multicenter Randomised, Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial

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

Read the detailed description

TXA is a promising candidate drug, inexpensive and easy to administer, that can be easily added to the delivery management of women worldwide. Strong evidence that TXA reduces blood transfusion in elective and emergency surgery, outside obstetrics, has been available for many years, whatever the type of surgery (ie cardiac, orthopaedic, hepatic, urological, and vascular surgery). Tranexamic acid was recently shown to reduce bleeding-related mortality among women with postpartum hemorrhage, especially when the drug was administered shortly after delivery. A meta-analysis of data from individual patients including data from patients with trauma and women with postpartum hemorrhage suggested the importance of early treatment.

Several randomized, controlled trials (RCTs), involving women undergoing cesarean delivery, as well have meta-analyses, have shown that the prophylactic intravenous administration of 1 g of tranexamic acid after childbirth reduced blood loss. Most of them were small, single- center trials with considerable methodologic limitations. Thus, no guidelines advocate the use of tranexamic acid to prevent blood loss after cesarean delivery. Moreover, 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.

The aim of our study is to conduct a large multicentre randomised, double blind placebo controlled trial to adequately assess the impact of TXA for preventing PPH following a cesarean delivery in women with placenta previa.

Being tested
Tranexamic Acid / Sodium chloride
Keywords
Postpartum hemorrhage, tranexamix acid, placenta previa
Medical subject headings
Postpartum Hemorrhage, Placenta Previa

What participants receive

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

  • Tranexamic Acid / Sodium chlorideDrug

    After the routine prophylactic IV or IM injection of the uterotonic used in the hospital protocol's -either oxytocin or carbetocin - (as recommended by the 2014 guidelines for prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage from the CNGOF), the intervention will be the IV administration of a 10-ml blinded ampoule of the study drug (either TXA or placebo according to the randomisation sequence) to the patient within 3 minutes after birth, slowly (over 30-60 seconds), once the cord has been clamped

Study groups in NCT04304625
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Tranexamic acidExperimentalAfter the routine prophylactic IV or IM injection of the uterotonic used in the hospital protocol's -either oxytocin or carbetocin - (as recommended by the 2014 guidelines for prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage from the CNGOF), the intervention will be the IV administration of a 10-ml blinded ampoule of the study drug (either TXA or placebo according to the randomisation sequence) to the patient within 3 minutes after birth, slowly (over 30-60 seconds), once the cord has been clamped
Receives: Drug: Tranexamic Acid / Sodium chloride
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorAfter the routine prophylactic IV or IM injection of the uterotonic used in the hospital protocol's -either oxytocin or carbetocin - (as recommended by the 2014 guidelines for prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage from the CNGOF), the intervention will be the IV administration of a 10-ml blinded ampoule of the study drug (either TXA or placebo according to the randomisation sequence) to the patient within 3 minutes after birth, slowly (over 30-60 seconds), once the cord has been clamped
Receives: Drug: Tranexamic Acid / Sodium chloride

What is being measured

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

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

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

    Measured: baseline

Secondary outcomes (20)
  1. gravimetrically estimated blood loss

    gravimetrically estimated blood loss by measuring the suction volume and swab weight (estimated blood loss = (weight of materials used + materials not used - weight of all materials before surgery)/1.05 + volume included in the suction container)

    Measured: Baseline

  2. Occurrence of calculated blood loss > 1000ml.

    Calculated blood loss = estimated blood volume × (preoperative Ht - postoperative Ht)/preoperative Ht (where estimated blood volume = weight (kg) × 85). Preoperative Ht will be the most recent Ht within 7 days before delivery. Postoperative Ht will be measured at day 2 postpartum

    Measured: Baseline

  3. Occurrence of calculated blood loss > 1500ml.

    calculated blood loss > 1500 ml

    Measured: Baseline

  4. mean calculated blood loss

    mean calculated blood loss

    Measured: Baseline

  5. linically significant PPH

    provider-assessed clinically significant PPH

    Measured: Baseline

  6. shock index

    mean shock index defined by the ratio of heart rate to systolic blood pressure

    Measured: 15, 30, 45, 60 and 120 minutes after birth

  7. supplementary uterotonic treatment

    supplementary uterotonic treatment

    Measured: Baseline

  8. iron sucrose perfusion

    iron sucrose perfusion until discharge

    Measured: Baseline

  9. red blood cell units transfusion

    number of red blood cell units transfused between delivery of child and discharge from postpartum hospital stay.

    Measured: Baseline

  10. number of transfusion

    proportion of women transfused between delivery of child and 24 hours postpartum

    Measured: Baseline

  11. arterial embolisation

    arterial embolisation or emergency surgery for PPH

    Measured: Baseline

  12. maternal postpartum transfer

    maternal postpartum transfer to a higher level of care

    Measured: Baseline

  13. change in peripartum Hb

    mean change in peripartum Hb (difference between most recent Hb within 7 days before surgery and at day 2 postpartum).

    Measured: day 2

  14. change in peripartum Ht

    mean change in peripartum Ht (difference between most recent Ht within 7 days before surgery and at day 2 postpartum).

    Measured: day 2

  15. proportion of breastfeeding at hospital discharge

    proportion of breastfeeding at hospital discharge

    Measured: Baseline

  16. maternal death for any cause

    maternal death for any cause

    Measured: Baseline

  17. mild adverse reactions of TXA

    mild adverse reactions of TXA for women (e.g.: nausea, vomiting, phosphenes, dizziness)

    Measured: Hospitalization stay

  18. thromboembolic events

    Occurrence of thromboembolic events and other severe unexpected adverse reactions (e.g incidence of deep vein thrombosis confirmed by radiological exams, pulmonary embolism confirmed by radiological exams, myocardial infarction, seizure, renal failure necessitating dialysis)

    Measured: week 12

  19. transfer to neonatal ICU

    neonatal outcomes: transfer to neonatal ICU

    Measured: Baseline

  20. Women's satisfaction and psychological status

    Women's satisfaction and psychological status (self-administered questionnaire at day 2 postpartum and self-administered questionnaire sent by mail at 8 weeks).

    Measured: Week 8; Week 12

Timeline

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

  1. First posted11 Mar 2020
  2. Study start7 Aug 2020
  3. Primary completionJun 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completionSep 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Multicenter double-blind randomized controlled trial
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
1,380 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04304625
Sponsor's protocol ID
CHUBX 2018/64
Acronym
TRAAPrevia
Status last verified
Feb 2025
First submitted
9 Mar 2020
Last updated
10 Feb 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Sentilhes L, Madar H, Ifrah A, Chretien JM, Deneux-Tharaux C; TRAAPREVIA Study Group, the Groupe de Recherche en Obstetrique et Gynecologie (GROG). Study protocol. TRAAPREVIA-TRAnexamic acid for preventing blood loss following a cesarean delivery in women with a placenta pREVIA or low-lying placenta: a multicenter randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2025 May 30;25(1):635. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-07682-1.

    PubMed 40448004
  • Larson NJ, Mergoum AM, Dries DJ, Cook A, Blondeau B, Rogers FB. THE ROLE OF TRANEXAMIC ACID IN POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE: A NARRATIVE REVIEW. Shock. 2024 Nov 1;62(5):620-627. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002455. Epub 2024 Aug 20.

    PubMed 39162220

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Tranexamic Acid / Sodium chloride in people with Postpartum Hemorrhage, run by University Hospital, Bordeaux at 1 site in France.

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 6 inclusion and 17 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Feb 2025. 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 France. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Loic Sentilhes, MD, PhD (+335 56 79 55 79, loic.sentilhes@chu-bordeaux.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Incidence of red blood cell transfusion (binary outcome) between delivery of child and discharge from postpartum hospital stay. (time frame: baseline). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04304625, which also lists 2 linked publications.

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 10 Feb 2025.

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