Oral Acetaminophen for Post-Op Pain Management in Bariatric Surgery Patients
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Post Operative Analgesia, Bariatric Surgery, Bariatric Surgery (Gastric Bypass), Bariatric Surgery Patients, Perioperative Analgesia
In brief
Adult patients with morbid obesity who have had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) surgery have impaired drug metabolism. There is a paucity of information available on how these patients metabolize acetaminophen post operatively and if drug preparation has any effect on achieving adequate pain control. The surgery may alter the stomach pH, reduce surface area of the stomach, affect transit time, and alter anatomic and physiologic standard absorption of medications. Due to these anatomic and physiologic changes, we seek to understand the potential effects of liquid versus pill formulations of acetaminophen on pain control in this patient population. The purpose of this study is to assess for subjective and objective measures of optimized pain control between formulations of acetaminophen including oral pills and oral liquid.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06658574
- Run by
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- People needed
- 65
- Starts
- 2024-11-13
- Expected to finish
- 2026-05-07
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-07-06
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Adults aged 18 years old or greater who meet patient selection criteria for either primary Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or primary laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
You may not qualify if…
- Patients with a known hypersensitivity or history of intolerance to acetaminophen or any inactive ingredients in either formulation. Patients uncomfortable with or unable to take pills.
- Surgical: Duodenal Switch (DS) surgeries, Adjustable Gastric Banding (AGB), surgical revisions, and surgical conversions.
- Medical: patients with documented history of chronic and/or current pain syndrome, as evidenced by documentation of ICD-10 code G89.4, patients with documented ICD-10 code F11.90, indication unspecified, uncomplicated opioid use.
- Patients of vulnerable populations, as outlined by federal guidelines as children, prisoners, pregnant women, and mentally disabled persons will be excluded.
Where it is running
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital — New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
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