Status:

COMPLETED

Perioperative Systemic Acetaminophen to Improve Postoperative Quality of Recovery After Ambulatory Breast Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Northwestern University

Conditions:

Pain

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Recent evidence demonstrates that perioperative pain continues to be poorly managed among ambulatory surgical patients. More importantly, few interventions that minimize postoperative pain have also s...

Detailed Description

Patients will be recruited up to the day of surgery. They will be then randomized using a computer generated table of random numbers to two groups: Group A (IV acetaminophen 1000 mg over 15 minutes at...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Outpatient lumpectomy
  • ASA I and II
  • Age between 18-70
  • Exclusion:
  • Pregnancy
  • History of liver disease
  • Unable to understand the informed consent
  • Chronic pain with use of opioid in the last week
  • Allergy to acetaminophen
  • Drop-out: surgeon or patient request

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    November 1 2013

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2014

    Estimated Enrollment :

    70 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01852955

    Start Date

    November 1 2013

    End Date

    December 1 2014

    Last Update

    March 14 2016

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    Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611