Study detail
RecruitingPhase 3
Evaluating the Effects of Oral Tranexamic Acid on Short Term Postoperative Outcomes Following Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Randomized Control Trial
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Summary
The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate the short-term clinical outcomes of patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty who receive an extended postoperative course of oral tranexamic acid
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–79 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Detailed criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Skeletally mature patients (ages 18-79) undergoing primary total shoulder arthroplasty Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with Cancer, venous thromboembolism, stroke, heart disease, pregnant or nursing, allergic to TXA, current tobacco use, anticoagulants other than aspirin.
Interventions
- Drugoral tranexamic acid
one group of subjects will receive oral tranexamic acid and the other will receive oral placebo
- DrugPlacebo
one group of randomized subjects will receive placebo and the other will receive oral tranexamic acid
Location
- University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama