Can a simple drug make liver transplants safer?
NCT ID NCT07157631
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a medicine called tranexamic acid can reduce blood loss during adult liver transplant surgery. About 1,546 people will be randomly assigned to receive either the drug or a placebo. The main goal is to see if the drug works better than placebo at controlling bleeding without increasing the risk of dangerous blood clots.
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Study facts
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- 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 1,546 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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:consenting adults aged at least 18 years who are scheduled for allogeneic liver transplantation with general anesthesia. \- Exclusion Criteria:1) History of arterial or venous thrombosis within 3 months; 2) Re-transplantation; 3) Known allergy to tranexamic acid; 4) Participation in potentially conflicting clinical trials; 5) Considered by the responsible surgeon or anesthesiologist to be unsuitable. \-
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong university school of medicine.
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200123, China
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