Prospective, Randomized, Double Blind Study Comparing IV vs PO Acetaminophen in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Discectomy

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Conditions studied: Pain

In brief

Both intravenous and oral acetaminophen have been shown to reduce post-operative pain scores when given preoperatively. This study investigates if there is a difference between the intravenous and the oral forms when given preoperatively to patients undergoing lumbar microdiscectomy. We hypothesize that the intravenous formulation does not improve pain scores or decrease opioid consumption during the first postoperative day compared to the oral formulation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02067442

Run by

Thomas Jefferson University

People needed

100

Starts

2013-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-03-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Single level lumbar micro disk surgery
• Ages 18-65

You may not qualify if…

• morbid obesity
• prior back surgery
• opioid tolerance
• pregnancy

Where it is running

• Thomas Jefferson University Hopsital — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)

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