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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12624001055594
ACTRN12624001055594
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Randomised controlled trial of paracetamol versus ibuprofen for fever and pain in children under 2 years of age

niversity of Auckland0 sites1,086 target enrollmentAugust 30, 2024

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Febrile discomfort
Sponsor
niversity of Auckland
Enrollment
1086
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
August 30, 2024
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Auckland

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Presenting to either Kidz First (Middlemore) ED, Starship Children's Hospital ED, Waitakere Hospital ED, Tauranga Hospital ED, or Christchurch Hospital ED
  • 2\. Aged 2 to 23 months old (chronological age)
  • 3\. Temperature of equal to or greater than 38\.0 degrees Celsius (rectal/axillary/tympanic)
  • 4\. Moderate or severe discomfort/pain, defined as an EVENDOL score equal to or greater than 4\.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Infants will not be enrolled if ANY of the following apply:
  • 1\. Administration of paracetamol less than 4 h or ibuprofen less than 6 h prior to trial screening (usual dosing interval)
  • 2\. Already received maximum 24 h dose of paracetamol (75 mg/kg per day) or ibuprofen (age \<3 months: 20 mg/kg per day; age 3\-23 months: 40 mg/kg per day ) in the preceding 24 h
  • 3\. Known paracetamol or ibuprofen hypersensitivity
  • 4\. Requiring immediate treatment for possible sepsis
  • 5\. Clinically unstable as determined by treating clinician
  • 6\. Active gastrointestinal bleeding or ulcers
  • 7\. Chronic renal failure
  • 8\. Chronic liver failure
  • 9\. Chronic cardiac failure

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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