Status:
COMPLETED
A Trial Comparing Combination Therapy of Acetaminophen Plus Ibuprofen Versus Tylenol #3 for the Treatment of Pain After Outpatient Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Collaborating Sponsors:
McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals, a Division of McNeil-PPC, Inc.
Conditions:
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Inguinal Hernia
Eligibility:
All Genders
17-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Increasingly in general surgery, the investigators are conducting outpatient day surgery. Ambulatory surgery currently comprises 60 to 70% of surgeries performed in North America. These patients all r...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients may take part in this study if the answer is YES to all of these questions:
- Female or male between 17-65 years of age
- Going to have one of the following surgeries:
- umbilical hernia repair
- inguinal hernia repair
- small incisional or abdominal wall hernia repair
- laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removed)
- Going home after their surgery the same day
- Have signed consent form.
Exclusion
- Patients have had or have:
- Been diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease or bleeding stomach ulcer in the recent past and are not currently on a proton pump inhibitor (special antacid medication, eg. Losec®, Pantoloc®, Prevacid®, Nexium®).
- Suffered from asthma
- Allergies to codeine, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (Advil®, Ibuprofen), aspirin, or acetaminophen
- Been taking other prescription pain medications prior to their surgery
- A history of chronic pain disorder
- Fibromyalgia (a chronic pain illness with symptoms of muscle aches, pain, stiffness, general fatigue and sleep problems)
- Active kidney disease or failure
- Known liver disease
- Are females who are pregnant or nursing
- A problem with alcohol or drug abuse.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
December 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00245375
Start Date
January 1 2005
End Date
December 1 2005
Last Update
April 1 2008
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Dartmouth General Hospital
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, B2Y 4G8