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The efficacy of intravenous versus rectal paracetamol: A randomized, prospective, double-blind placebo-controlled study

Completed
Conditions
postoperatieve pijnbestrijding
postoperative pain management
Registration Number
NL-OMON30232
Lead Sponsor
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria

ASA class I-III
Patients undergoing lower abdominal laparotomies under general anesthesia
older tha 18 years
men and women

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with a BMI >30.
Participation in a trial on investigational drugs within 3 months prior to the study.
Known hypersentivitity to paracetamol.
Known hypersentivitity to opioids.
Known history of hepatic, renal disease or other disease as judged by the investigators.
Those receiving chronic analgesic therapy.
Inability to perform VAS score.
Pregnancy or lactation.
Alcohol or drug abusus or history of alcohol/drug abusus.
Impaired liver function.
Any other reason which in the opinion of the investigator makes the patient unsuitable for participation in the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>1)Number of requests of PCA during 24 h.<br /><br>2)Visual analogue scale (100 mm) for pain.<br /><br>3)Incidence of nausea/vomting, pruritus, hypotension, resp.depression<br /><br>(SpO2<95% and ventilatory frequency <10) or sedation (using a 10 point sedation<br /><br>scale) and Ramsey-score.<br /><br>4)Overall patient satisfaction with pain treatment (5 point scale)<br /><br>5)Pharmacokinetic data of paracetamol by intravenous blood samples<br /><br>6)Intravenous morphine concentration and metabolites by iv samples.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>none</p><br>
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