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Epinephrine-Added Irrigation Versus Intravenous Tranexamic Acid in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT07442643 ↗

Completed 80 enrolled University of Health Sciences
RandomizedParallel-groupSingle-blindTreatment

Summary

This single-center randomized controlled trial was designed to compare epinephrine-added irrigation fluid with an intravenous tranexamic acid (TXA) protocol during arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. The primary outcome measure was surgeon-rated surgical field visibility. Secondary outcome measures included arthroscopic pump pressure, total irrigation volume, and early postoperative shoulder soft-tissue edema assessed at 24 hours.

Timeline

Start
2021-05-01
Primary completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Epinephrine Other / unclassified 0.33 mg/ml Other
Subject Tranexamic Acid Small molecule 10 mg/kg Intravenous

Indications