Simple change in injection technique could spare heart patients pain and bruising
NCT ID NCT06776159
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a standardized, step-by-step protocol for giving blood thinner injections (low-molecular-weight heparin) can reduce bruising and pain in heart patients. About 180 patients in cardiac care units will be randomly assigned to receive injections either by the usual method or by the new standard protocol. The goal is to see if consistent best practices lead to fewer injection-site complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple, standardized way to give blood thinner injections that causes less bruising and pain for heart patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial focused on injection technique, not a new drug. The results may not apply to all patients or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * patients who are in cardiac care units suffering from cardiovascular diseases prescribed with LMWH injections two times per day * Chinese Exclusion Criteria: * cognitively impaired * unconscious * refuse to participate
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
RECRUITINGHong Kong, 00000, Hong Kong
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