Oral Tranexamic Acid vs. Oral Aminocaproic Acid to Reduce Blood Loss After Total Hip Replacement

Summary

This study compares two oral medications (tranexamic acid and aminocaproic acid) as hemostatic agent administered in patients undergoing primary total hip replacement

Timeline

Start

2020-02-06

Primary completion

2021-04-26

Completion

2021-04-26

Publications

• Results Kayupov E, Fillingham YA, Okroj K, Plummer DR, Moric M, Gerlinger TL, Della Valle CJ. Oral and Intravenous Tranexamic Acid Are Equivalent at Reducing Blood Loss Following Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 Mar 1;99(5):373-378. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.16.00188.
• Results Luo ZY, Wang HY, Wang D, Zhou K, Pei FX, Zhou ZK. Oral vs Intravenous vs Topical Tranexamic Acid in Primary Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Study. J Arthroplasty. 2018 Mar;33(3):786-793. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.09.062. Epub 2017 Oct 6.
• Results Liu Q, Geng P, Shi L, Wang Q, Wang P. Tranexamic acid versus aminocaproic acid for blood management after total knee and total hip arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Surg. 2018 Jun;54(Pt A):105-112. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.04.042. Epub 2018 May 1.
• Results Morales-Avalos R, Ramos-Morales T, Espinoza-Galindo AM, Garay-Mendoza D, Pena-Martinez VM, Marfil-Rivera LJ, Garza-Ocanas L, Acosta-Olivo C, Cerda-Barbosa JK, Valdes-Gonzalez NL, Vilchez-Cavazos F. First Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of the Use of Tranexamic Acid against epsilon-Aminocaproic Acid via the Oral Route for the Reduction of Postoperative Bleeding in TKA: A Clinical Trial. J Knee Surg. 2021 Mar;34(4):383-405. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1696722. Epub 2019 Sep 6.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.