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Intravenous Acetaminophen Use With Bariatric Surgery on Morbidly Obese Patients

Information source: Saint Francis Care
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on August 20, 2015
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Condition(s) targeted: Obesity; Pain

Intervention: Acetaminophen (Drug); Placebo (Drug)

Phase: N/A

Status: Terminated

Sponsored by: Saint Francis Care

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Ioannis Raftopoulos, MD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Saint Francis

Summary

Bariatric patients usually require the use of either intravenous or oral opioid medications. The use of opioids, however, is often associated with side-effects such as nausea, sedation pruritus, urinary retention and respiratory depression with often delay patient discharge. This study makes use of intravenous acetaminophen , a non-opioid analgesic preoperatively to determine if this will decrease the use of opioids post-operatively for pain management in morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery.

Clinical Details

Official title: Effect of Intravenous Acetaminophen on Postoperative Pain of Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Pharmacodynamics Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Diagnostic

Primary outcome: Pain relief measured at selected intervals

Secondary outcome:

Comparison of Recovery room pain management data

Comparison of patient satisfaction

Eligibility

Minimum age: 20 Years. Maximum age: 70 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Morbidly Obese and body mass index (BMI) of 35

- Between ages 20-17

- Candidates for Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

- know hypersensitivity to acetaminophen or opioids

- impairment in liver function

- renal dysfunction

- mental retardation

Locations and Contacts

Saint Francis Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut 06105, United States
Additional Information

Starting date: March 2012
Last updated: March 10, 2014

Page last updated: August 20, 2015

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