Status:
COMPLETED
Usefulness of Acetaminophen Associated With Strong Opioids for Acute Pain in Cancer Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Conditions:
Acute Pain
Cancer Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Cancer pain is one of the most frequent and relevant symptoms in cancer patients and has a great impact on a patient's quality of life. International and local standards recommend as an initial strate...
Detailed Description
This is a randomized, controlled, double blind, parallel-group, single center clinical trial. This study received ethical approval by the Ethics Committee of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Cancer patients hospitalized at UC Christus Clinical Hospital of any ethnicity or nationality.
- With acute pain\> or = a 4 in Verbal Numerical Rating Scale (VNRS)
- They can be patients who are virgins to opioids or previous users of weak or strong opioids.
- They may have somatic, visceral or neuropathic pain
- They may be users of NSAIDs or corticosteroids
Exclusion
- Patients who refuse to enter the study
- Patients who don´t speak Spanish a mother language
- Patients who present a qualitative or quantitative awareness commitment that prevents the assessment of pain.
- Patients with acute liver failure or chronic liver damage Child C.
- Patients allergic or hypersensitive to paracetamol.
- Patients with a prognosis of life less than 72 hours (evaluated according to clinical criteria)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 10 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 14 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
112 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04779567
Start Date
June 10 2019
End Date
June 14 2021
Last Update
August 13 2021
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Universidad Catolica de Chile
Santiago, Chile, 8330024