Can a simple injection stop dangerous gut bleeding?
NCT ID NCT03540368
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether an injection of tranexamic acid can help adults with bleeding in the stomach or intestines. The goal was to see if it lowers the chance of bleeding again within 28 days. The trial included 48 participants and compared the drug to a placebo. Results may help doctors decide if this treatment should be used more widely.
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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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48 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2018
- Finished
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Dec 2019
- 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: * Adults * Patients with acute lower and upper gastrointestinal bleeding (assessed clinically) * Patients agreed to participate in the study and signed the informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Allergy with tranexamic acid * Patients considered by the clinician can not be randomized to participate in the study * Patients with chronic kidney disease stage III - V
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cipto Mangunkusumo National Central General Hospital
Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta, 10430, Indonesia
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