Acetaminophen Use in Labor - Does Use of Acetaminophen Reduce Neuraxial Analgesic Drug Requirement During Labor?

Stopped early · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Pain

In brief

The hypothesis is if administration of acetaminophen during labor will reduce the amount of neuraxial pain medication required for comfort. For the study, Acetaminophen or placebo capsules will be administered at the time of neuraxial analgesia placement and then administered every 6 hours until delivery. Overall consumption of neuraxial pain medication will be determined.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02181387

Run by

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

People needed

33

Starts

2013-09-05

Expected to finish

2014-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-09-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• >/= 18 years of age not allergic to study medications

You may not qualify if…

• pre-eclampsia in labor AND with demonstrated significant abnormal liver enzyme function changes non-English speaking subjects

Where it is running

• Forsyth Medical Center — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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