Intravenous Paracetamol for Postoperative Pain — IVPARACET  

Pain, Postoperative Clinical Trial

Official title: The Effect of Intravenous Paracetamol in Combination With NSAIDs for Postoperative Pain in Children

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to define if intravenous paracetamol may improve analgesia and outcome in pediatric surgical patients treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) postoperatively.

Hypothesis: intravenous paracetamol in a dose 60 mg/kg/24 h IV, given in addition to IV ketoprofen (4,5 mg/kg/24h), improves analgesia and physical recovery in children and adolescents following surgery.

Clinical Trial Description

Patients aged 1-18 years undergoing general, plastic or orthopedic surgery with expected moderate to severe pain at least for 24 hours postoperatively, who meet inclusion criteria and does not meet exclusion criteria, are enrolled. At the end of surgical procedure, at skin closure, all patients are given 1,5 mg/kg intravenous ketoprofen and repeated every 8 hours up till 4,5 mg/kg/24 h. Patients in paracetamol group are additionally given the first dose of IV paracetamol 20 mg/kg and repeated 6 and 20 hours postoperatively up till 60 mg/kg/24 h. Patients in the placebo group are given 0.9% sodium chloride 2 ml/kg IV and repeated 6 and 20 hours postoperatively.

After surgery optional rescue analgesia is given on patient request: either tramadol in a dose of 2 mg/kg (up till 4 mg/kg/24h), either patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with morphine, as indicated according to the standard of care. Patients are evaluated up till 24 hours postoperatively. After that patients are followed up as long as indicated per standard of care. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Child
• Pain, Postoperative
• Recovery of Function

• NCT number: NCT02248493
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: November 2012
• Completion date: March 2017