Inhaled vs. injected: which stops lung bleeding faster?
NCT ID NCT07212452
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether inhaling tranexamic acid works faster than receiving it through an IV to stop mild-to-moderate coughing up blood (hemoptysis). 172 patients aged 12 to 80 with infections or cancer-related bleeding took part. The goal was to see which method controls bleeding more quickly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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172 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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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12 to 80 years
- 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. Patients with mild to moderate hemoptysis \< 600ml/ 24 hours of age 12 to 80 years and both genders. 2. Patients with hemoptysis due to infective pathology. 3. Patients with hemoptysis due to malignant pathology. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients on antiplatelet therapy or aspirin 2. Hemoptysis after penetrating lung injury e.g. firearm injury 3. Patients with history of asthma
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Services Hospital Lahore
Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan
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