New study aims to perfect tourniquet placement for emergency bleeding control
NCT ID NCT06725602
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares how well different tourniquet models block blood flow when placed on the arm, forearm, leg, and thigh. Forty healthy volunteers will each receive eight tourniquet applications over three days. The goal is to see if placement location affects how quickly and completely blood flow stops, which could improve emergency bleeding control guidelines.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could refine tourniquet application guidelines for emergency responders, potentially saving more lives from severe bleeding.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with 40 healthy volunteers, not patients. Results may not apply to real injury scenarios or different body types.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * have all four limbs (both upper and lower limbs) * Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥18.5 and ≤30 kg/m² (considering the normal and overweight range, excluding underweight and obesity ranges) Exclusion Criteria: * Diabetes Mellitus (DM) * Systemic Arterial Hypertension * Buerger's Disease * Vascular and metabolic dysfunctions affecting the limbs including lymphedema * history of neoplasms * history of cardiac surgeries * history of renal failure * recent open or closed injuries in the limbs * any other condition suggestive of systemic or localized vascular dysfunction in the limbs.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ribeirão Preto Medical School USP (FMRP-USP), Experimental Surgery Department
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14040900, Brazil
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