Tranexamic acid to reduce bleeding in spine surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This trial tests whether tranexamic acid (a medicine that helps blood clot) can reduce blood loss during long spine surgery after an injury. It may help lower the chance of needing transfusions and manage surgical bleeding.
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Who can take part
- You have an injury to your mid-back (thoracic) or low-back (lumbar) spine needing surgery to stabilize it
- Your spine surgery must happen within 21 days of the injury
- Your surgery plan includes a long posterior fusion with more than 5 fused levels
- You must be between 18 and 80 years old
- You have no allergy to tranexamic acid and you can give consent for the study
- You should not have certain bleeding/clotting problems, serious infection/sepsis, or recent blood-thinning medicines
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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