IV Acetaminophen for Postoperative Pain Analgesia After Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Phase 4 Completed 183 enrolled University of Pittsburgh

RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindTreatment

Summary

The objective of this study is to quantify the change in post-operative pain scores and narcotic requirements in women receiving pre and post-operative IV acetaminophen compared to placebo in women undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Timeline

Start: 2015-02
Primary completion: 2016-09
Completion: 2016-09

Publications

Background Gonzalez AM, Romero RJ, Ojeda-Vaz MM, Rabaza JR. Intravenous acetaminophen in bariatric surgery: effects on opioid requirements. J Surg Res. 2015 May 1;195(1):99-104. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.01.004. Epub 2015 Jan 14.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Acetaminophen	Small molecule	1000 mg	Intravenous

Indications

No indication recorded.