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

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New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens

Flushing, New York, United States, 11355