Status:

UNKNOWN

Comparative Use of Tranexamic Acid Intravenous and Topical Application in Intertrochanteric Fractures With PFNA

Lead Sponsor:

Universidade do Vale do Sapucai

Conditions:

Hemorrhage

Fracture Femur

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

An intertrochanteric (ITF) trochanteric fracture of the femur is an exclusively extra capsular fracture in which the fracture line extends from the greater trochanter to the lesser trochanter. Its inc...

Detailed Description

An intertrochanteric (ITF) trochanteric fracture of the femur is an exclusively extra capsular fracture in which the fracture line extends from the greater trochanter to the lesser trochanter. Usually...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients of any sex or skin color older than 60 years, admitted for surgical treatment of FIT with indication of fixation with cephalomedullary nails (PFN) in fractures reduced to closed focus.

Exclusion

  • hypersensitivity to TXA;
  • Thrombocytopenia and coagulation disorders: platelets \<100,000 or prothrombin activity time (TAP) \<70% or activated partial thromboplasty time (APTT)\> 40 seconds or International Standardized List (INR)\> 1;
  • Hepatorenal dysfunction or severe heart disease;
  • Previous surgery in the same place;
  • Use of anticoagulants and corticoids;
  • Pathological fractures of neoplastic origin or duration of neoplastic treatment;
  • Autoimmune disease;
  • History of pulmonary embolism;
  • History of any type of thrombosis (cerebral, in limbs) or stroke;
  • Body Mass Index ≥ 40kg / m2 ;
  • Patients in need of a second surgical access to reduce the fracture with a direct approach to the fracture focus;
  • Diabetes with difficult control.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 18 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 18 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04696224

Start Date

December 18 2020

End Date

December 18 2022

Last Update

November 4 2022

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Hospital das Clinicas Samuel Libanio

Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 37550000