Status:

COMPLETED

Intravenous Paracetamol for Postoperative Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Conditions:

Pain, Postoperative

Recovery of Function

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-18 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to define if intravenous paracetamol may improve analgesia and outcome in pediatric surgical patients treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) postopera...

Detailed Description

Patients aged 1-18 years undergoing general, plastic or orthopedic surgery with expected moderate to severe pain at least for 24 hours postoperatively, who meet inclusion criteria and does not meet ex...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients 1-18 years of age, undergoing general, plastic or orthopedic surgery with expected median to severe pain postoperatively.
  • physical status of the patient corresponding to American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class 1 or 2
  • Signed written informed consent by parents/official caregivers.

Exclusion

  • Allergy to paracetamol, ketoprofen, tramadol, morphine or any NSAID
  • oncologic disease
  • central nervous system disease
  • renal dysfunction
  • hepatic dysfunction
  • bronchial asthma
  • ulcer(s) in gastrointestinal system
  • hemorrhagic diathesis
  • chronic use of NSAIDs
  • chronic use of opioids
  • chronic use of anticoagulants
  • female patient is known to be pregnant

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

54 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02248493

Start Date

November 1 2012

End Date

March 1 2017

Last Update

March 6 2017

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Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics

Kaunas, Lithuania, 50009