Could a simple local treatment cut blood transfusions in hip fracture surgery?
NCT ID NCT06289478
First seen Aug 05, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether applying tranexamic acid (TXA) directly to the surgical site during hip fracture surgery can reduce the need for blood transfusions in elderly patients. Participants receive TXA either as an injection through a drain tube or as a topical soak, compared to standard care. The study focuses on patients over 60 with femoral neck fractures undergoing a specific type of hip replacement. The goal is to see if this local approach is both effective and safe.
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 (TXA) applied locally during surgery, either as an injection through a drain tube or as a topical soak
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could reduce the need for blood transfusions and improve recovery in elderly hip fracture patients.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small and early, and results may not apply broadly. Risks include wound complications, blood clots, or other adverse events.
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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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About 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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60 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Elderly patients (age \> 60 years) * Femoral neck fractures from low energy mechanism * Household ambulator * Undergoing cementless bipolar hemiarthroplasty at KCMH * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Allergy to TXA * History of VTE * History of hip surgery, pathological fracture, hip infection * Congenital or acquired coagulopathy * Hb \< 10 g/dL or Platelet \< 140,000
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Medicine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBangkok, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGBangkok, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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