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Status unknownNCT03251469Updated Aug 16, 2017

Single Dose of Tranexamic Acid and Blood Loss, in Elderly Patients With Hip Fracture

A Phase 2 interventional study of Tranexamic Acid 15mg/kg , iv, Single Dose and Normal Saline, 100mg, iv, Singe dose in Blood Loss, Surgical, Hip Fractures and Complication, Postoperative, sponsored by National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Status unknown at 1 site in Greece. Open to participants aged 75 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-08-16.

Sponsored by National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · Phase 2, Interventional, and Prevention

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Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
75 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-14

Among 46 studies testing Tranexamic Acid in Blood Loss, Surgical — 9 open to participants now, 9 under way, 4 of them phase 3. Tranexamic Acid · Blood Loss, Surgical.

Planned enrollment
6th of 46
200 · median 98
Started
2013
with 2 others
Phase 2
2 of 46
none open now
Registered
11th of 46
by date

Among the 46 studies testing Tranexamic Acid in Blood Loss, Surgical, this one is the 6th largest by planned enrollment, is one of 3 that started in 2013, is one of 2 in phase 2, and was the 11th registered.

Blood Loss, Surgical

213 studies on the registry are indexed under Blood Loss, Surgical; 40 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

9 of the 46 studies testing Tranexamic Acid in Blood Loss, Surgical are open now, in 6 countries. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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About Tranexamic Acid

Tranexamic Acid: first FDA approval 1986 (CYKLOKAPRON). What it is approved for, and how studies give it, is on its page →

Who these studies take

Of the 27 Blood Loss, Surgical studies recruiting now, 10 (37%) set no upper age limit and 14 (52%) stop at 75 or younger; 6 take children under 18; 4 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 75 Years and older · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the hypothesis that single dose of tranexamic acid (TXA) preoperatively will lower blood loss and transfusion rate in elderly patients with hip fractures (intertrochanteric or Subcapital), that will be treated with intramedullary nailing and cemented hemiarthroplasty respectively. After application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, patients will be randomized in two groups. Group 1 will include patients that receive preoperatively single dose of TXA (15mg/kg) and Group 2 will include patients that receive normal saline (control group).

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Conditions studied

  • Blood Loss, Surgical
  • Hip Fractures
  • Complication, Postoperative

Keywords

  • tranexamic acid
  • blood tranfusion
  • hip fractures
  • elderly
  • blood loss
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
75 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Consecutive elderly patients (age >75 yo) undergoing hip fracture surgery for a stable or unstable intertrochanteric hip fracture with the insertion of a short intramedullary nail (IMN) as well as patients treated surgically with cemented hemiarthroplasty for acute femoral neck (subcapital) hip fracture.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any for tranexamic acid
  • Multiple fractures
  • Requirement for anticoagulant therapy that could not be stopped.
  • Ongoing thromboembolic event
  • reduced kidney function
  • ,
  • pathological fracture
  • previous operation on the affected hip
  • Active coronary artery disease (event in the past 12 months).
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
200 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Group 1

    intravenous tranexamic acid, 15mg/kg, preoperatively, single dose

    Drug: Tranexamic Acid 15mg/kg , iv, Single Dose

  • Placebo comparator
    Group 2

    Intravenous normal saline, 100mg, preoperatively, single dose

    Drug: Normal Saline, 100mg, iv, Singe dose

Interventions

  • DrugTranexamic Acid 15mg/kg , iv, Single Dose

    Drug page: Tranexamic Acid

    Tranexamic Acid 15mg/kg , administered intravenously, preoperatively, in a single dose

  • DrugNormal Saline, 100mg, iv, Singe dose

    Normal Saline, 100mg, administered intravenously, preoperatively in single dose

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. number of transfusions of allogeneic RBC from surgery up to day 4

    Time frame: 5 days

  2. total blood loss from surgery to day

    Time frame: 5 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. incidence of vascular events

    Time frame: 3 months

  2. Incidence of deaths

    Time frame: 3 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • 2nd Department of Orthopaedics
    Athens, Attika 14233, Greece
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Jan 2013, a primary completion of Dec 2017 and a completion of Feb 2018. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

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Registered
Nov 29, 2016
First posted
Aug 16, 2017
Start
Jan 2013
Primary completionEst.
Dec 2017
CompletionEst.
Feb 2018
Last update
Aug 16, 2017
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Start.
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Primary completion.
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Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 16, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03251469
Responsible party
Vasileios S. Nikolaou (Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 16, 2017
Start date
Jan 2013
Primary completion
Dec 2017 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 2018 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 16, 2017

Study contacts

Vasileios S Nikolaou, MD
Contact
vassilios.nikolaou@gmail.com
+306932543400

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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