Visualisation of the Central Analgesic Effect of Paracetamol in Functional MRI

Summary

Paracetamol is one of the most widely used analgesic in the world, indicated for the symptomatic treatment of fever and pain. The objective of this study is to evaluate the mechanism of action of paracetamol (versus placebo) in the brain with new assessment tools (functional MRI and test inducing pain by thermal stimulation.

Timeline

Start

2012-01

Primary completion

2012-04

Completion

2012-04

Publications

• Pickering G, Kastler A, Macian N, Pereira B, Valabregue R, Lehericy S, Boyer L, Dubray C, Jean B. The brain signature of paracetamol in healthy volunteers: a double-blind randomized trial. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2015 Jul 23;9:3853-62. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S81004. eCollection 2015.

Drugs

Indications