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Modified Pre-operative Oral Doses Acetaminophen Versus Intravenous Acetaminophen

NCT02994940 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 74

Last updated 2021-02-18

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Summary

Acetaminophen is frequently used as an adjunct for pain management in pediatric surgical patients. The drug is available in an over the counter, inexpensive oral form as well as a considerably more expensive intravenous form. This study will compare opioid requirements and acetaminophen plasma levels post operatively for two dosing regimens to compare oral versus intravenous routes given pre operatively.

Conditions

  • Tonsillectomy
  • Adenoidectomy

Interventions

DRUG

Acetaminophen

already included in arm/group descriptions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of California, Davis

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cathy Lammers, MD · UC Davis Children's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-08-28
Primary Completion
2019-07-03
Completion
2019-07-03
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Drugs

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