PO vs. IV Acetaminophen Given Perioperatively for 24 hr Post-op Pain Control Following Total Hip or Knee Replacement

Completed · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Post-op Pain

In brief

The purpose of the study is to evaluate post-op pain requirements in patients undergoing hip or knee replacement surgery who perioperatively receive either Oral acetaminophen or IV acetaminophen

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02244619

Run by

Kettering Health Network

People needed

515

Starts

2014-09-01

Expected to finish

2016-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of age and older
• Able to provide written consent
• Able to read and write in English
• Weighing over 50 kg
• Will undergo total hip or total knee joint replacement

You may not qualify if…

• Non-verbal patients
• Unable to use numeric pain scale
• Allergic to the test article
• Documented hepatic impairment or failure
• Current illicit drug use
• Requires traumatic or emergent surgery
• Pregnant women
• Women who are breastfeeding
• Prisoners
• Cognitively impaired requiring Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) or Power of Attorney (POA)
• Unable to swallow oral capsules

Where it is running

• Kettering Medical Center — Kettering, Ohio, United States

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