Battle of the Bleed-Stoppers: TachoSil vs surgicel in surgery trial
NCT ID NCT06664775
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares two products used to stop mild to moderate bleeding during surgery: TachoSil and Surgicel. About 116 adults having open abdominal, chest, or pelvic surgery will be randomly assigned to receive one of the two. The main goal is to see which one stops bleeding faster, within 3 minutes of application.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TachoSil (a patch that helps stop bleeding) and Surgicel (a gauze-like material that helps stop bleeding)
- What this could lead to
- If TachoSil works better, it could give surgeons a more effective option to quickly stop bleeding during operations.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small phase 3 trial (116 people) comparing two existing products, so any difference may be small or not apply to all surgeries. Both products are already used, so no major new risks are expected.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 116 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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1 month 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: 1. Elective open abdominal, retroperitoneal, pelvic, or thoracic surgery. Elective transplant surgery except for liver or heart transplants is included. 2. The participant has a need for secondary hemostatic study intervention at the TBS with mild to moderate bleeding Grade 1 and Grade 2 according to the VIBe Scale. 3. Presence of an appropriate mild to moderate bleeding soft tissue TBS identified intra-operatively by the surgeon. 4. The TBS size \< 21 cm2/3.3 in2. 5. Ability to firmly press study intervention at TBS until 3 minutes after randomization. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participants undergoing cardiovascular, hepatic, and laparoscopic and robotic surgeries. 2. Congenital or acquired disorders of coagulation. 3. Diseases requiring constant use of any anticoagulant drugs that cannot be safely washed out prior to randomization. 4. Screening Hemoglobin \< 9 mg/dL, platelets \< 75 × 103/µL, and/or international normalized ratio (INR) \> 1.5. 5. Acute major bleeding during surgery. 6. Participant with TBS in an actively infected field. 7. Target bleeding site is from large defects in arteries or veins where the injured vascular wall requires repair with maintenance of vessel patency. 8. Target bleeding site with major arterial bleeding requiring suture or mechanical ligation. 9. Bleeding site is in, around, or in proximity to foramina in bone, or areas of bony confine. 10. Participants with Grade '0', '3', and '4' bleeding at TBS according to VIBe Scale.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
9 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
RECRUITINGCharlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States
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Georgetown University
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
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Indiana University
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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St. Anthony Hospital
RECRUITINGLakewood, Colorado, 80228, United States
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The Ohio State University Medical Center
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Torrance Memorial
RECRUITINGTorrance, California, 90505, United States
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University Of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Louisville
RECRUITINGLouisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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Washington University
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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