Tranexamic Acid in Nasal Mohs Reconstruction

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorVanderbilt University Medical Center

About this trial

This study will be a prospective randomized control trial to evaluate the effects of subcutaneously administered TXA among patients undergoing nasal Mohs reconstruction with local flaps at VUMC.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adults at least 18 years of age undergoing local flap reconstruction (bilobe flap, note flap dorsal nasal flap, advancement flap) of a nasal defect following Mohs micrographic surgery. Reconstructive procedures will be performed by Drs. Yang or Patel in the division of Facial Plastic Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

No other facial plastic procedure or sinus surgery performed simultaneously.

Lack of all the below

Disqualifiers

Known allergy to TXA

Intracranial bleeding

Known defective color vision

History of venous or arterial thromboembolism

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Treatment (tranexamic acid and 1% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine)
  • Control (1% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine)

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups