NCT02602197

Intravenous Paracetamol Compared Dexketoprofen for Postoperative Analgesia After Septoplasty

The Efficacy of Intravenous Paracetamol Versus Dexketoprofen for Postoperative Pain Management After Septoplasty: A Prospective Randomized Double Blind Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 2 (actual)
• Sponsor: Baskent University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The investigators conducted a prospective, randomized, double blind study to compare the effectiveness of intravenous paracetamol and dexketoprofen for preventing pain during first 24 hours postoperative period in adult patient undergoing septoplasty.

Detailed description

Postoperative pain scores as measured by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) (0 represented no pain and 10 the worst pain ever experienced) at 15, 30, 60 minutes and 2th, 4th, 6th, 12th and 24th hours postoperatively.

Conditions

• Postoperative Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Paracetamol	After anesthetic induction, the first I.V bolus injections of 1 gr paracetamol (total amount of 100 ml) were given during 15 minutes and then repeated every 6 h until 24 h postoperative period.
DRUG	Dexketoprofen	After anesthetic induction, the first I.V bolus injections of 50 mg Dexketoprofen (premixed with 0.9 % sodium chloride to total amount of 100 ml) were given during 15 minutes and then repeated every 8 h until 24 h postoperative period.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-08-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2016-02-01
• First posted: 2015-11-11
• Last updated: 2015-11-11