Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT03261310
Use of IV Acetaminophen in the Treatment of Post Operative Pain in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy and Spine Surgery
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 55 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Brooke Army Medical Center · Federal
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 90 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of intravenous acetaminophen (Tylenol) for post operative pain control in patients undergoing craniotomies (brain surgery) and spine surgery. Studies have shown that intravenous acetaminophen is useful for post operative pain control in some operations but there have not been studies to evaluate the use of acetaminophen in craniotomies or spine surgery.
Detailed description
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of intravenous acetaminophen (Tylenol) for post operative pain control in patients undergoing craniotomies (brain surgery) and spine surgery. Studies have shown that intravenous acetaminophen is useful for post operative pain control in some operations but there have not been studies to evaluate the use of acetaminophen in craniotomies or spine surgery.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Acetaminophen or Placebo | Study subject will receive either 1000mg of acetaminophen in 100ml own diluent, or 100ml of saline during their intra-operative period and an order will be placed in their chart/Essentris order for "No acetaminophen for 6 hours post operatively". |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-05-01
- Primary completion
- 2018-07-01
- Completion
- 2018-07-01
- First posted
- 2017-08-25
- Last updated
- 2017-08-25
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03261310. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.