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

Summary

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.

Timeline

Start

2013-09-05

Primary completion

2014-06

Completion

2014-06

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped (Business): “funding and compounding issues”

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.