Status:
TERMINATED
Acetaminophen for Fetal Tachycardia: a Randomized Pilot Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Conditions:
Fever
Heart Rate, Fetal (FHR)
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-45 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The most common cause of fetal tachycardia is maternal fever. Fetal tachycardia often precedes the maternal fever, and fetal tachycardia confounds the interpretation of electronic fetal monitoring (EF...
Detailed Description
This trial is a randomized, non-placebo controlled, assessment of whether acetaminophen can lower maternal temperature and baseline fetal heart rate in laboring patients with fetal tachycardia. Term ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Term pregnancy
- Singleton pregnancy
- Pregnancy with cephalic presentation
- Pregnancy in active phase labor
- Fetal tachycardia
Exclusion
- Acetaminophen allergy
- Clinical chorioamnionitis
- Maternal fever
- Non-reassuring fetal status or fetal heart rate abnormalities requiring cesarean delivery
- Previous cesarean delivery
- Multifetal gestation
- Breech presentation
- Known fetal anomaly
- Known contraindication to vaginal delivery
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
13 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00377832
Start Date
July 1 2007
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
September 16 2013
Active Locations (1)
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New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens
Flushing, New York, United States, 11355