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Use of IV Acetaminophen in the Treatment of Post Operative Pain in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy and Spine Surgery

NCT03261310 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2017-08-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of intravenous acetaminophen (Tylenol) for post operative pain control in patients undergoing craniotomies (brain surgery) and spine surgery. Studies have shown that intravenous acetaminophen is useful for post operative pain control in some operations but there have not been studies to evaluate the use of acetaminophen in craniotomies or spine surgery.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain

Interventions

DRUG

Acetaminophen or Placebo

Study subject will receive either 1000mg of acetaminophen in 100ml own diluent, or 100ml of saline during their intra-operative period and an order will be placed in their chart/Essentris order for "No acetaminophen for 6 hours post operatively".

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brooke Army Medical Center

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Dimitar Dentchev, MD · BAMC

  • Betsy Murray, MD · BAMC

  • Robert Vietor, MD · BAMC

  • Jonathan Deeth, MD · BAMC

  • Daniel Stypula, DO · BAMC

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-05-31
Primary Completion
2018-07-31
Completion
2018-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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