NCT02046382

RCT (Randomized Controlled Trial) of IV Acetaminophen for Post Cesarean Pain Relief

Randomized Control Trial of IV Acetaminophen for Post Cesarean Delivery Pain Relief

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 132 (actual)
• Sponsor: TriHealth Inc. · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is being done to evaluate the scheduled use of intravenous (IV) acetaminophen among cesarean section patients. The study hopes to find out if patients who receive scheduled IV acetaminophen for 48 hours following delivery have lower self-reported pain scores and use less narcotic pain medication than patients who do not receive IV acetaminophen.

Detailed description

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Conditions

• Cesarean Section
• Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	IV Acetaminophen	1000mg dose of IV acetaminophen in 100mL solution every 8 hours for 48 hours. The first dose will be administered intraoperatively following delivery of the baby. A total of 6 doses will be given.
DRUG	Placebo	100 mL of Normal Saline every 8 hours for 48 hours. The first does will be administered intraoperatively following delivery of the baby. A total of 6 doses will be given.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-01-01
• Primary completion: 2016-12-01
• Completion: 2017-05-01
• First posted: 2014-01-27
• Last updated: 2018-08-16
• Results posted: 2018-01-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States