Tranexamic acid pill versus IV for heart bypass surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study compares two ways of giving tranexamic acid, a medicine that helps reduce bleeding, to people having heart bypass surgery without a heart-lung machine. It aims to see if taking the medicine as a pill is as good as getting it through an IV line.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are scheduled for elective (non-emergency) heart bypass surgery that does not use a heart-lung machine.
- You are able to take tranexamic acid either by mouth or through an IV.
- You have had routine blood tests (like hemoglobin and kidney function) within the last 30 days.
- You can attend follow-up visits while in the hospital and at 30 days after surgery.
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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