Tranexamic Acid in Hip Fracture Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01326403 |
Recruitment Status
: Unknown
Verified June 2012 by Michal Roll PhD,MBA, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
First Posted
: March 30, 2011
Last Update Posted
: June 7, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Closed Fracture of Hip | Drug: Tranexamic acid | Not Applicable |
- transfusion of allogeneic RBC's is not free of adverse events and has been associated with an increased risk of postoperative infection
- Tranexamic acid in trauma patients has been shown to reduce 30-day mortality. Hospital trauma protocol includes tranexamic acid in patients with major bleeding.
- Tranexamic acid in orthopedic elective joint reconstruction surgery has been shown to substantially decrease bleeding in knee and hip arthroplasty.
- in hip fracture surgery, transexamic acid reduces erythrocyte transfusion rate but may promote a hypercoagulable state.
- Tranexamic acid is an antifibrinolytic drug that inhibits plasminogen from turning into plasmin thereby inhibiting clot breakdown.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Tranexamic Acid in Hip Fracture Patients |
Study Start Date : | June 2012 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2013 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Group A
Patients will receive IV Tranexamic acid 1 gram upon diagnosis and consent in the emergency room. A second 1 gram in a slow drip during the next 8 hours.
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Drug: Tranexamic acid
GROUP A - receive IV Tranexamic acid 1 gram upon diagnosis and consent in the emergency room. A second 1 gram in a slow drip during the next 8 hours. GROUP B - IV Tranexamic acid 1 gram five minutes before skin incision and a second 1 gram in a slow drip during the next 8 hours. Group C - A control group will only receive placebo in the emergency room and in the OR. Other Names:
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Experimental: GROUP B
Patients will receive IV Tranexamic acid 1 gram five minutes before skin incision and a second 1 gram in a slow drip during the next 8 hours.
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Drug: Tranexamic acid
GROUP A - receive IV Tranexamic acid 1 gram upon diagnosis and consent in the emergency room. A second 1 gram in a slow drip during the next 8 hours. GROUP B - IV Tranexamic acid 1 gram five minutes before skin incision and a second 1 gram in a slow drip during the next 8 hours. Group C - A control group will only receive placebo in the emergency room and in the OR. Other Names:
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Placebo Comparator: GROUP C
A control group will only receive placebo in the emergency room and in the OR.
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Drug: Tranexamic acid
GROUP A - receive IV Tranexamic acid 1 gram upon diagnosis and consent in the emergency room. A second 1 gram in a slow drip during the next 8 hours. GROUP B - IV Tranexamic acid 1 gram five minutes before skin incision and a second 1 gram in a slow drip during the next 8 hours. Group C - A control group will only receive placebo in the emergency room and in the OR. Other Names:
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- Total amount of blood loss per patient from admission to day 5 post-op [ Time Frame: 5 DAYS ]
- Number of packed cell transfusion per patient. [ Time Frame: 5 DAYS ]
- Initial functional outcome and feeling of well-being. [ Time Frame: 5 days ]
- thromboembolic events [ Time Frame: 5 days ]
- post-operative bacterial infection [ Time Frame: 5 days ]
- 30 day mortality rate [ Time Frame: 30 days ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients admitted to the emergency room with proximal hip fractures (31A-31B according to the Muller AO classification of fractures - long bones).
- Patients mentally capable of giving informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Vascular events within the last 2 months such as CVA, TIA, ACS, MI, DVT or arterial thrombosis.
- Patients receiving anticoagulation therapy with Coumadin or Plavix.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding females.
- Previous arterial or venous thrombosis
- History of seizures.
- Creatinine >2.
- Oestroprogestive therapy.
- Multiple fractures.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01326403
Israel | |
Sourasky Medical Center | Not yet recruiting |
Tel Aviv, Israel | |
Contact: ELI STEINBERG, MD 0524266346 STEINBERGE@TASMC.HEALTH.GOV.IL | |
Contact: AMIR SHLAIFER, MD 0527360803 SHLAIFER.MD@GMAIL.COM |
Principal Investigator: | ELI SHTEINBERG, MD | Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center |
Responsible Party: | Michal Roll PhD,MBA, division of research and development TASMC, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01326403 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
TASMC-11-ES-0129-CTIL |
First Posted: | March 30, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 7, 2012 |
Last Verified: | June 2012 |
Keywords provided by Michal Roll PhD,MBA, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center:
proximal hip fractures |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fractures, Bone Hip Fractures Fractures, Closed Wounds and Injuries Femoral Fractures Hip Injuries Leg Injuries |
Tranexamic Acid Antifibrinolytic Agents Fibrin Modulating Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Hemostatics Coagulants |