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Can a common drug make ACL surgery less painful?
NCT ID NCT07753161
First seen Aug 07, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether giving tranexamic acid during ACL reconstruction surgery reduces blood loss and pain afterward. The drug is given as two intravenous infusions around the time of surgery, compared to a placebo. The study includes 100 adults having primary ACL reconstruction with hamstring tendon harvesting. The main goal is to measure hemoglobin loss from before surgery to two days after, with pain and recovery also tracked.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- tranexamic acid given as two intravenous infusions during ACL reconstruction surgery
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could lead to a simple, safe addition to ACL surgery that reduces bleeding, pain, and recovery time.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial. The benefit may be modest, and tranexamic acid carries a small risk of blood clots, though it is widely used in other surgeries.
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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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Finished
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Jun 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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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: * Male or female patient aged over 18 years4 * Patient with a surgical indication for primary reconstruction of an isolated ACL, +/- requiring an anterolateral reconstruction procedure or meniscectomy/meniscal repair * Planned outpatient surgical procedure * Patient affiliated with or a beneficiary of a social security scheme * Patient informed about the study and having signed the informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with a history of ACL surgery * Patient with a history of knee surgery other than meniscectomy * Patient with multi-ligament knee injuries (PCL, MCL, or LCL) * Patient with a contraindication to the use of tranexamic acid: Hypersensitivity to the active substance or any of the excipients, acute venous or arterial thrombosis, fibrinolytic states resulting from consumptive coagulopathy (except in states associated with predominant activation of the fibrinolytic system with acute severe hemorrhage), severe renal impairment (risk of accumulation), history of convulsions, intrathecal and intraventricular injections, intracerebral applications (risk of cerebral edema and convulsions) * Patient with a hemostatic disorder, undergoing treatment with VKAs or anticoagulants, or receiving hormone replacement therapy * Patient with hepatic impairment * Patient with renal impairment * Patient unable or not in a position to agree to the entire procedure and follow-up required by the study * Patient participating in another clinical study * Protected patient: adult under guardianship, curatorship, or other legal protection; deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Patient hospitalized without consent
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Privé La Louvière
Lille, 59000, France
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