Clinical Trials Unit

This documentary ‘Her Life Matters’ asks why each year, world-wide tens of thousands of mothers bleed to death needlessly – lives that could be saved by a single injection of an inexpensive generic drug called tranexamic acid. Tranexamic acid was invented sixty years ago to stop mothers from bleeding to death after childbirth. The Woman

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TXA Central

March 4, 2021 LSHTM CTU News CTU admin

TXA Central collates information about clinical trial research conducted on Tranexamic Acid and is a resource for health professionals caring for patients with acute severe bleeding.

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WOMAN-PharmacoTXA Trial

December 16, 2020 LSHTM CTU News CTU admin

The WOMAN-PharmacoTXA
trial investigates the intramuscular and oral solutions of TXA in women undergoing Caesarean Section with at least one known risk factor for PPH

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WOMAN-2 Trial

December 16, 2020 Clinical Trials,Emergency Care,Maternal Health CTU admin

The WOMAN-2 trial investigates Tranexamic Acid (TXA) for the prevention of postpartum bleeding in women with anaemia

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A CRASH-3 Trial Sub-Study Provides Evidence of TXA Benefit in TBI

December 14, 2020 LSHTM CTU News CTU admin

Effect of tranexamic acid on intracranial haemorrhage and infarction in patients with traumatic brain injury: a randomised trial

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Art for Maternal Health Awareness

December 7, 2020 LSHTM CTU News CTU admin

Sculpture artist, Moira Purver was commissioned by the WOMAN trial to create this spectacular bronze statue that depicts a mother on her knees holding her new baby in her arms just after giving birth.

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World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

November 10, 2020 Emergency Care,LSHTM CTU News,Tranexamic Acid (TXA) CTU admin

The researchers call urgent TXA treatment of all trauma victims, ideally at the scene of the crash, could prevent over 100,000 premature deaths each year worldwide.

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