80
Participants
Start Date
April 30, 2012
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2020
Study Completion Date
April 30, 2020
Tranexamic Acid
3g of tranexamic acid is topically applied after THA. The drugs is left for 15 minutes or 2 hours
placebo
The patients will receive 3g topical TXA for 15 minutes or 2 hours after THA. 33% of the patients will receive 3g of TXA trough a suction drain for 15 minutes after total hip arthroplasty, then the suction drain is opened. 33% will receive the same amount of TXA but the suction drain will only be opened 2 hours after application. The other patients will receive a placebo in the same manner
UZ Pellenberg, Pellenberg
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
OTHER