Acetaminophen Use in Labor - Does Use of Acetaminophen Reduce Neuraxial Analgesic Drug Requirement During Labor?

NCT02181387 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2018-09-10

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Summary

The hypothesis is if administration of acetaminophen during labor will reduce the amount of neuraxial pain medication required for comfort. For the study, Acetaminophen or placebo capsules will be administered at the time of neuraxial analgesia placement and then administered every 6 hours until delivery. Overall consumption of neuraxial pain medication will be determined.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Acetaminophen

administered every 6 hours by mouth up to 4 doses

DRUG

Placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Peter H Pan, MD, MSEE · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-09-05
Primary Completion
2014-06-30
Completion
2014-06-30
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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