Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of Two Different Doses of Paracetamol for Post-Operative Pain Relief

Lead Sponsor:

University of Otago

Collaborating Sponsors:

Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

Conditions:

Adult Patients Scheduled for 3rd Molar Teeth Extractions

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-55 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Paracetamol is commonly used to reduce pain after operations. Recently anaesthetists have been using bigger doses of paracetamol because it has been suggested that bigger doses will work better. Howev...

Detailed Description

A randomised, crossover dose-effect trial of paracetamol 60 and 90 mg/kg in third molar surgery Background Paracetamol is the most widely used analgesic in New Zealand but relatively little is known ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Eighteen healthy adults, male or female, aged 18 to 50 years scheduled for removal of bilateral, impacted, lower wisdom teeth will be recruited for the trial in the dental school.

Exclusion

  • Intolerance to oral medication
  • Taking paracetamol and unable to abstain prior to the study
  • Hypersensitivity to paracetamol
  • Liver or renal failure
  • Pregnancy
  • Breast feeding
  • Poor nutritional status, eating disorder, or Body Mass Index (BMI) less than 16
  • Weight greater than 87 kg
  • Anticonvulsant medication
  • Chronic ethanol abuse
  • H/o bleeding disorders

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

October 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

18 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00286650

Start Date

May 1 2005

End Date

October 1 2005

Last Update

February 3 2006

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School of Dentistry, University of Otago

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, 913