Acetaminophen for Fetal Tachycardia: a Randomized Pilot Trial

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Fever, Heart Rate, Fetal (FHR)

In brief

The most common cause of fetal tachycardia is maternal fever. Fetal tachycardia often precedes the maternal fever, and fetal tachycardia confounds the interpretation of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM), increasing the rate of cesarean delivery for non-reassuring fetal status (NRFS). Our hypothesis is that treatment of fetal tachycardia with acetaminophen will significantly lower maternal body temperature and significantly lower baseline fetal heart rate (FHR). The importance is that interpretation of EFM will improve, thus allowing for a decrease in cesarean delivery for NRFS.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00377832

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

13

Starts

2007-07-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-09-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Term pregnancy
• Singleton pregnancy
• Pregnancy with cephalic presentation
• Pregnancy in active phase labor
• Fetal tachycardia

You may not qualify if…

• Acetaminophen allergy
• Clinical chorioamnionitis
• Maternal fever
• Non-reassuring fetal status or fetal heart rate abnormalities requiring cesarean delivery
• Previous cesarean delivery
• Multifetal gestation
• Breech presentation
• Known fetal anomaly
• Known contraindication to vaginal delivery

Where it is running

• New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens — Flushing, New York, United States

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