Jaw surgery breakthrough: common drug may eliminate need for dangerous anesthesia technique
NCT ID NCT05474027
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether giving tranexamic acid (TXA) during jaw surgery can reduce the need for deliberate hypotensive anesthesia (DHA), a technique that lowers blood pressure to control bleeding but carries risks like stroke or kidney injury. Researchers studied 115 patients to see if TXA alone could keep the surgical field clear and blood loss low. The goal is to make surgery safer by avoiding DHA when possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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115 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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Dec 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 75 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Bimaxillary orthognathic surgery completed at UAB Highlands Hospital Exclusion Criteria: * History of hypertension or previously diagnosed cardiac problems * Bleeding diathesis * TXA medically contraindicated
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UAB Hospital-Highlands
Birmingham, Alabama, 35205, United States
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