Trial Outcomes & Findings for Determine the Clinical Advantage of IV vs PO Acetaminophen (NCT NCT03558555)

NCT ID: NCT03558555

Last Updated: 2020-02-10

Results Overview

Post-Anesthesia Care Unity (PACU) pain scores at baseline, 1 hour, and on discharge from PACU. Pain score by visual analogue score, total scale from 0 to 10 with 10 being the worse pain.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

103 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

baseline, 1 hour, and Day 1 discharge

Results posted on

2020-02-10

Participant Flow

Participants presenting for laparoscopic hernia repair under general anesthesia in an ambulatory setting were recruited from July 2017 to December 2018. First enrollment in Dec 2017.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Oral Acetaminophen
Oral acetaminophen 975mg preoperatively and receive intravenous saline intraoperatively.
Acetaminophen IV Soln
Acetaminophen 1000mg IV Soln after induction of general anesthesia and placebo pills preoperatively
Overall Study
STARTED
58
45
Overall Study
COMPLETED
56
44
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
2
1

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Oral Acetaminophen
Oral acetaminophen 975mg preoperatively and receive intravenous saline intraoperatively.
Acetaminophen IV Soln
Acetaminophen 1000mg IV Soln after induction of general anesthesia and placebo pills preoperatively
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
2
1

Baseline Characteristics

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Oral Acetaminophen
n=56 Participants
Oral acetaminophen 975mg preoperatively and receive intravenous saline intraoperatively.
Acetaminophen IV Soln
n=44 Participants
Acetaminophen 1000mg IV Soln after induction of general anesthesia and placebo pills preoperatively
Total
n=100 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
53.93 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.37 • n=56 Participants
52.52 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.10 • n=44 Participants
53.31 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.10 • n=100 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
23 Participants
n=56 Participants
20 Participants
n=44 Participants
43 Participants
n=100 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
33 Participants
n=56 Participants
24 Participants
n=44 Participants
57 Participants
n=100 Participants
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
0 Participants
Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline, 1 hour, and Day 1 discharge

Post-Anesthesia Care Unity (PACU) pain scores at baseline, 1 hour, and on discharge from PACU. Pain score by visual analogue score, total scale from 0 to 10 with 10 being the worse pain.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Oral Acetaminophen
n=56 Participants
Oral acetaminophen 975mg preoperatively and receive intravenous saline intraoperatively.
Acetaminophen IV Soln
n=44 Participants
Acetaminophen 1000mg IV Soln after induction of general anesthesia and placebo pills preoperatively
PACU Visual Analogue Pain Scores
Baseline
2.13 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.72
1.52 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.44
PACU Visual Analogue Pain Scores
1 hour
2.88 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.74
2.41 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.21
PACU Visual Analogue Pain Scores
Discharge from PACU, up to 2.5 hours
1.45 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.51
1.59 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.44
PACU Visual Analogue Pain Scores
6 hour post op
3.82 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.28
4.27 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.74
PACU Visual Analogue Pain Scores
24 hour post op
3.64 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.26
4.16 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.83

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 1

Total Morphine Milligram Equivalent (MME) use intraoperatively

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Oral Acetaminophen
n=56 Participants
Oral acetaminophen 975mg preoperatively and receive intravenous saline intraoperatively.
Acetaminophen IV Soln
n=44 Participants
Acetaminophen 1000mg IV Soln after induction of general anesthesia and placebo pills preoperatively
Total MME Intraoperatively
63.75 MME
Standard Deviation 21.33
57.24 MME
Standard Deviation 29.20

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 1

Total narcotic use in PACU expressed in total morphine milligram equivalents (MME)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Oral Acetaminophen
n=56 Participants
Oral acetaminophen 975mg preoperatively and receive intravenous saline intraoperatively.
Acetaminophen IV Soln
n=44 Participants
Acetaminophen 1000mg IV Soln after induction of general anesthesia and placebo pills preoperatively
Total Narcotic Use in PACU.
11.33 MME
Standard Deviation 17.10
9.83 MME
Standard Deviation 11.99

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: up to 24 hours after PACU arrival

Time in PACU

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Oral Acetaminophen
n=56 Participants
Oral acetaminophen 975mg preoperatively and receive intravenous saline intraoperatively.
Acetaminophen IV Soln
n=44 Participants
Acetaminophen 1000mg IV Soln after induction of general anesthesia and placebo pills preoperatively
PACU Length of Stay
82.93 minutes
Standard Deviation 55.79
64.05 minutes
Standard Deviation 33.13

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: average 7 days

home opiod use

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Oral Acetaminophen
n=56 Participants
Oral acetaminophen 975mg preoperatively and receive intravenous saline intraoperatively.
Acetaminophen IV Soln
n=44 Participants
Acetaminophen 1000mg IV Soln after induction of general anesthesia and placebo pills preoperatively
Patient Reported Total Narcotic Use Post-discharge
14.06 MME
Standard Deviation 14.02
17.56 MME
Standard Deviation 17.42

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 7 days post surgery

Population: one missing survey

Patient satisfaction total scale from 1 to 10, with higher score indicating more satisfaction

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Oral Acetaminophen
n=56 Participants
Oral acetaminophen 975mg preoperatively and receive intravenous saline intraoperatively.
Acetaminophen IV Soln
n=43 Participants
Acetaminophen 1000mg IV Soln after induction of general anesthesia and placebo pills preoperatively
Patient Satisfaction.
5.05 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.18
6.20 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.01

Adverse Events

Oral Acetaminophen

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Acetaminophen IV Soln

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Alopi Patel

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Phone: (212) 523-6357

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place