Trial Outcomes & Findings for Reducing Hypotensive Anesthesia Use With TXA During Orthognathic Surgery (NCT NCT05474027)

NCT ID: NCT05474027

Last Updated: 2026-05-27

Results Overview

The surgeon will evaluate surgical field visibility using Fromme's ordinal scale. Fromme's ordinal scale (often referred to as the Fromme-Boezaart scale) is a 5-point, 0-5 visual grading system used by surgeons to assess the quality of the surgical field, primarily based on bleeding and suction frequency. It measures surgical conditions from 0 (no bleeding, perfectly dry) to 5 (severe bleeding, flooding the field).

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

115 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

through surgical procedure, and average of 2 hours

Results posted on

2026-05-27

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Patients Receiving Tranexamic Acid With Avoidance of Hypotensive Anesthesia
Avoidance of Deliberate Hypotensive Anesthesia: The anesthesia team will be asked to avoid deliberate hypotensive anesthesia and maintain blood pressure closer to the patient's baseline throughout the surgery. TRANEXAMIC ACID 1 G in 10 mL INTRAVENOUS INJECTION, SOLUTION: 1g of tranexamic acid will be given intravenously to patient undergoing orthognathic surgery as routinely performed about 5-15 minutes before first surgical incision.
Overall Study
STARTED
115
Overall Study
COMPLETED
115
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Reducing Hypotensive Anesthesia Use With TXA During Orthognathic Surgery

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Patients Receiving Tranexamic Acid With Avoidance of Hypotensive Anesthesia
n=115 Participants
Avoidance of Deliberate Hypotensive Anesthesia: The anesthesia team will be asked to avoid deliberate hypotensive anesthesia and maintain blood pressure closer to the patient's baseline throughout the surgery. TRANEXAMIC ACID 1 G in 10 mL INTRAVENOUS INJECTION, SOLUTION: 1g of tranexamic acid will be given intravenously to patient undergoing orthognathic surgery as routinely performed about 5-15 minutes before first surgical incision.
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
90 Participants
n=51 Participants
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
17 Participants
n=51 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
97 Participants
n=51 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
1 Participants
n=51 Participants
Age, Continuous
26 years
n=51 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
69 Participants
n=51 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
46 Participants
n=51 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
n=51 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
115 Participants
n=51 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=51 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=51 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
6 Participants
n=51 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=51 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
19 Participants
n=51 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=51 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=51 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
115 Participants
n=51 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: through surgical procedure, and average of 2 hours

The surgeon will evaluate surgical field visibility using Fromme's ordinal scale. Fromme's ordinal scale (often referred to as the Fromme-Boezaart scale) is a 5-point, 0-5 visual grading system used by surgeons to assess the quality of the surgical field, primarily based on bleeding and suction frequency. It measures surgical conditions from 0 (no bleeding, perfectly dry) to 5 (severe bleeding, flooding the field).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Patients Receiving Tranexamic Acid With Avoidance of Hypotensive Anesthesia
n=115 Participants
Avoidance of Deliberate Hypotensive Anesthesia: The anesthesia team will be asked to avoid deliberate hypotensive anesthesia and maintain blood pressure closer to the patient's baseline throughout the surgery. TRANEXAMIC ACID 1 G in 10 mL INTRAVENOUS INJECTION, SOLUTION: 1g of tranexamic acid will be given intravenously to patient undergoing orthognathic surgery as routinely performed about 5-15 minutes before first surgical incision.
Surgeon's Analysis of Surgical Field Visualization
1.3 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.5

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: through surgical procedure, and average of 2 hours

Tracking mean arterial pressures throughout surgery, evaluating if patient's blood pressure can be reliably kept around patient's baseline instead of deliberate hypotensive anesthesia.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Patients Receiving Tranexamic Acid With Avoidance of Hypotensive Anesthesia
n=115 Participants
Avoidance of Deliberate Hypotensive Anesthesia: The anesthesia team will be asked to avoid deliberate hypotensive anesthesia and maintain blood pressure closer to the patient's baseline throughout the surgery. TRANEXAMIC ACID 1 G in 10 mL INTRAVENOUS INJECTION, SOLUTION: 1g of tranexamic acid will be given intravenously to patient undergoing orthognathic surgery as routinely performed about 5-15 minutes before first surgical incision.
Percentage of Hours to Maintain a Mean Arterial Pressure
14.3 percentage of hours
Interval 2.0 to 34.0

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: through surgical procedure, and average of 2 hours

Volume of blood loss recorded during surgical case based on the Fromme's scale. Fromme's ordinal scale (often referred to as the Fromme-Boezaart scale) is a 5-point, 0-5 visual grading system used by surgeons to assess the quality of the surgical field, primarily based on bleeding and suction frequency. It measures surgical conditions from 0 (no bleeding, perfectly dry) to 5 (severe bleeding, flooding the field), widely applied in orthognathic, sinus, and spine surgeries to evaluate the effectiveness of techniques like hypotensive anesthesia.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Patients Receiving Tranexamic Acid With Avoidance of Hypotensive Anesthesia
n=115 Participants
Avoidance of Deliberate Hypotensive Anesthesia: The anesthesia team will be asked to avoid deliberate hypotensive anesthesia and maintain blood pressure closer to the patient's baseline throughout the surgery. TRANEXAMIC ACID 1 G in 10 mL INTRAVENOUS INJECTION, SOLUTION: 1g of tranexamic acid will be given intravenously to patient undergoing orthognathic surgery as routinely performed about 5-15 minutes before first surgical incision.
Average Volume of Blood Loss on a Scale
1.3 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.5

Adverse Events

Patients Receiving Tranexamic Acid With Avoidance of Hypotensive Anesthesia

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Brian Kinard, DMD, MD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Phone: 205-934-5334

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place