Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy of Intravenous (IV) Paracetamol for Treatment of Acute Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Conditions:

Acute Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Iv paracetamol is as effective as Iv Morphine sulfate on control of the acute pain in Patient with limb trauma.

Detailed Description

Limb trauma is a painful condition that requires urgent analgesic treatment . Intravenous Opioids and NSAIDs are used extensively to control pain; both of them are with side effects. Paracetamol is a ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Clinical diagnosis of acute limb trauma
  • Age\>=18 years
  • Acute pain of score 3 or greater on visual analogue scale

Exclusion

  • Unstable hemodynamic (Systolic blood pressure under 90 mmHg)
  • Known sensitivity to opioids or paracetamol
  • Any other known contraindication to Morphine Sulfate or Iv Paracetamol (including severe allergy to these drugs, acute bronchial asthma, upper respiratory tract obstruction)
  • Previous administration of analgesic during 6 hours ago
  • Pregnant women
  • previous inclusion to the study
  • diagnosed heart failure
  • renal failure
  • pulmonary failure or hepatic failure

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01465984

Start Date

November 1 2011

End Date

December 1 2012

Last Update

December 10 2012

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TUMS

Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran, 1417613151