Acetaminophen's Efficacy For Post-operative Pain

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Tonsillitis, Airway Obstruction, Difficulty Swallowing

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare IV acetaminophen to oral acetaminophen for pain control in children undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01721486

Run by

Kaveh Aslani, MD

People needed

41

Starts

2012-09-01

Expected to finish

2015-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-08

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 13. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children 5-13 years of age
• Surgical procedure: tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy
• American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification 1 and 2 (patients that have either no systemic illness or mild systemic disease that is well-controlled, e.g. mild asthma)

You may not qualify if…

• Known allergy to study medication(s)
• Known genetic abnormality
• Known hepatitis
• Children with other physical, mental or medical conditions which, in the opinion of the PI, make study participation inadvisable or impairs pain assessment
• Children who have taken any analgesic within 24 hours prior to surgery
• Enrollment in concurrent research study
• Pregnant patients*
• Students/trainees/staff*
• Mentally disabled/cognitively impaired*

Where it is running

• Beaumont Health System — Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

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