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IV Acetaminophen vs IV Morphine for Pain Control in Pregnant Women

NCT02267772 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 163

Last updated 2021-01-22

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Summary

Purpose: To determine if IV acetaminophen can 1) decrease pain in pregnancy women, 2)reduce the amount of opioid use in pregnant women who encounter pain, 3) reduce maternal and fetal adverse effects compared to opioids.

Design: This is a comparative effective trial that is a randomized, controlled trial of IV acetaminophen vs. IV morphine in pregnant women.

Procedures: Women meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria will be randomized to IV acetaminophen or IV morphine. The IV acetaminophen group will get up to four standard doses of IV acetaminophen during their stay at the hospital. The second group will get up to six standard doses of morphine. Subjects will complete a pain scale after medication administration and will be asked about any side effects.

Conditions

  • Pain Management in Pregnant Women

Interventions

DRUG

IV Acetaminophen

IV Acetaminophen

DRUG

IV Morphine

IV Morphine

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jerrie S Refuerzo, MD · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2019-04-27
Completion
2019-04-27

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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