Comparison of Perioperative Analgesia Between Intravenous Paracetamol and Fentanyl for Rigid Hysteroscopy

Phase 3 Completed 60 enrolled Aga Khan University

RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

Objective of study: To compare the efficacy of intravenous paracetamol and fentanyl for intra-operative and post-operative pain relief in patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic hysteroscopy. Hypothesis of study: There is no difference in pain control between intravenous fentanyl and paracetamol in patients undergoing hysteroscopy.

Timeline

Start: 2016-10
Primary completion: 2017-06
Completion: 2017-06

Publications

Background Ali MA, Shamim F, Chughtai S. Comparison between intravenous paracetamol and fentanyl for intraoperative and postoperative pain relief in dilatation and evacuation: Prospective, randomized interventional trial. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2015 Jan-Mar;31(1):54-8. doi: 10.4103/0970-9185.150542.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Acetaminophen	Small molecule	15 mg/kg	Intravenous
Comparator	Fentanyl	Other / unclassified	2 ug/kg	Intravenous

Indications

No indication recorded.